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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks to reporters as she arrives at a “Meeting in Defense of Democracy” in Barcelona on April 18, 2026, a gathering of leftist leaders seeking to rally against the far-right threat to democracy.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at the Summit for Democracy Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at the Summit for Democracy

“I am a woman of peace.”

Apr 21, 2026 / Claudia Sheinbaum

US President Donald Trump’s sidekick JD Vance attends a campaign rally in Budapest on April 7, 2026, for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who would be crushed in the election some days later.

The Honeymoon Is Over Between Trump and Europe’s Far Right The Honeymoon Is Over Between Trump and Europe’s Far Right


Viewing an alliance with Trumpist America as a liability.

Apr 20, 2026 / Harrison Stetler

Lessons of the Bay of Pigs

Lessons of the Bay of Pigs Lessons of the Bay of Pigs

The infamous paramilitary assault remains a cautionary Cold War history.

Apr 17, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh

Demonstrators protest against GardaWorld after the security company was awarded over $100 million in ICE contracts.

Meet ICE’s Secret Canadian Partner Meet ICE’s Secret Canadian Partner

The Canadian security company GardaWorld is manning detention facilities like Alligator Alcatraz. It is far from the only Canadian-based firm in bed with ICE

Apr 17, 2026 / StudentNation / Sena Ho

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts while visiting the area destroyed by an Iranian ballistic missile in Dimona, Israel, on March 22, 2026.

The Folly of Netanyahu’s War Against Iran The Folly of Netanyahu’s War Against Iran

A minority view from Tel Aviv.

Apr 3, 2026 / Hillel Schenker

How Washington’s Iran Groupthink Led to a Global War How Washington’s Iran Groupthink Led to a Global War

And why accountability matters.

Apr 2, 2026 / Sina Toossi

Cubans and international solidarity organizers look on as one of the two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid arrive in Havana, Cuba, on March 28, 2026.

Solidarity Under Siege Solidarity Under Siege

Humanitarian aid convoy members returning from Cuba stopped, searched, and questioned by US Customs and Border Protection officers.

Apr 2, 2026 / David Montgomery

Satellite view of the Salalah oil storage fire after Iranian drone attack, on March 13, 2026.

How the War Has Led to the Largest Disruption of Energy Supplies in Decades How the War Has Led to the Largest Disruption of Energy Supplies in Decades

Unless a resolution is found, the impact is likely to grow.

Mar 25, 2026 / Stanley Reed

Activists from the Nuestra América Convoy prepare to load boxes of humanitarian aid onto a conveyor belt at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, on March 20, 2026. 

Dispatch From Cuba Dispatch From Cuba

The Nuestra América Convoy delivers humanitarian aid as US sanctions deepen a humanitarian crisis.

Mar 23, 2026 / David Montgomery

Ranking Member Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) displays a reimagined depiction of a “Join, or Die” poster displaying country names along a cut-up snake as he speaks during a House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, on July 23, 2025.

Democrats Have a Chance to Offer a Smarter China Policy. Will They Take It? Democrats Have a Chance to Offer a Smarter China Policy. Will They Take It?

It’s time to pursue a more pragmatic strategy—one that prioritizes domestic strength, targeted competition, and continued engagement.

Mar 20, 2026 / Nathan Blade-Smith

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