The Blockheaded Thinking Behind Trump’s Plan for a Hormuz Blockade The Blockheaded Thinking Behind Trump’s Plan for a Hormuz Blockade
The president’s latest proposal to force Iran to negotiate an end to his feckless war somehow makes less sense than all the other ones.
Apr 16, 2026 / David Faris
In Lebanon, Grief Is Everywhere. But So Is Our Defiance. In Lebanon, Grief Is Everywhere. But So Is Our Defiance.
We are reeling from Israel’s massacres. But people are tirelessly organizing on the ground, and are not giving up.
Apr 15, 2026 / Christina Cavalcanti
At 3 Years of War, North Darfur Is an Open Graveyard At 3 Years of War, North Darfur Is an Open Graveyard
As Rapid Support Forces cut off the flow of resources to western Sudan, hunger, cholera, and violence abound.
Apr 15, 2026 / StudentNation / Jaanu Ramesh
Let’s Finally Do Something About the Bulldozer That Killed My Daughter Let’s Finally Do Something About the Bulldozer That Killed My Daughter
Bernie Sanders is trying to end the shipment of US bulldozers to Israel—like the one that crushed my daughter, Rachel Corrie, to death 23 years ago.
Apr 15, 2026 / Cindy Corrie
Trump’s Deranged, One-Way Feud With Pope Leo Trump’s Deranged, One-Way Feud With Pope Leo
He’s finally met someone he can’t bully.
Apr 13, 2026 / Joan Walsh
How Iran Won the Meme Wars How Iran Won the Meme Wars
While Donald Trump panders to MAGA, Iranian satire is reaching a global audience.
Apr 13, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Democrats Are Badly Failing to Hold Trump Accountable Over Iran Democrats Are Badly Failing to Hold Trump Accountable Over Iran
Party leaders have been doing everything in their power to avoid confronting the US-Israeli war in any meaningful way.
Apr 9, 2026 / Aída Chávez
The “Piggy” Warmonger The “Piggy” Warmonger
Trump swaps “America First” for Middle East strikes.
Apr 8, 2026 / OppArt / Judy Polstra
This Madman Is Pulling Us to the Brink of Armageddon This Madman Is Pulling Us to the Brink of Armageddon
Trump’s genocidal threat against Iran is one of the most vile and dangerous things an American president has ever done.
Apr 7, 2026 / Joan Walsh
How the Saudis Keep Sidestepping a Costly Role in the Iran War How the Saudis Keep Sidestepping a Costly Role in the Iran War
The brutal Gulf monarchy has been cheerleading Trump’s insane war off-stage but won’t commit to any direct role in the conflict
Apr 7, 2026 / David Faris