Regions and Countries

South African farmer Tewie Wessels addresses a group of white South Africans supporting US President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk during a demonstration in Pretoria, on February 15, 2025.

Why Trump Is Threatened by South Africa Why Trump Is Threatened by South Africa

The country’s Constitution gives its citizens more than a right to the pursuit of happiness. But attempts to redeem that commitment to justice have enraged American reactionaries....

Mar 14, 2025 / Susan Neiman

Protesters hold a candlelight vigil demanding justice for drug war victims, after the arrest of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, in Quezon City on March 11, 2025.

Rodrigo Duterte Used the Philippines’ US-Made Constitution Against Itself Rodrigo Duterte Used the Philippines’ US-Made Constitution Against Itself

The autocratic spectacle of Duterte’s presidency should be a warning to the United States.

Mar 14, 2025 / Jill Damatac

A man stands at a podium. Behind him, there are three Canadian flags and a background that reads

Is Mark Carney a Climate Radical? Is Mark Carney a Climate Radical?

Canada’s prime minister–designate backs the science that says most fossil fuel can’t be burned.

Mar 13, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

Going for Green: Uruguay’s Renewable Energy Revolution

Going for Green: Uruguay’s Renewable Energy Revolution Going for Green: Uruguay’s Renewable Energy Revolution

With no fossil fuel reserves to rely on and domestic demand rising, the country had to get creative—or go broke just trying to keep the lights on. Here’s how they did it.

Mar 13, 2025 / Feature / Natasha Hakimi Zapata

Andrée Blouin’s Revolutionary Lives

Andrée Blouin’s Revolutionary Lives Andrée Blouin’s Revolutionary Lives

The African political leader’s autobiography, My Country, Africa, also offers a larger story of empire, oppression, and resistance on the continent.

Mar 12, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Bill Fletcher Jr.

Gaza Lago

Gaza Lago Gaza Lago

Over the genocide.

Mar 11, 2025 / OppArt / Ed Wexler

Trump’s Dirty Tricks Were Tried in Argentina First

Trump’s Dirty Tricks Were Tried in Argentina First Trump’s Dirty Tricks Were Tried in Argentina First

Eviscerating the public sector? Javier Milei showed Trump and Musk how it’s done.

Mar 11, 2025 / D.D. Guttenplan

Mahmoud Khalil, a student negotiator during the protests at Columbia University against the Gaza genocide, speaks to the press on April 29, 2024.

Mahmoud Khalil Is the First Activist to Be Disappeared by Trump Mahmoud Khalil Is the First Activist to Be Disappeared by Trump

The detention and attempted deportation of Khalil is a test by Trump to see how far he can go—and a test for us to see how hard we will fight back.

Mar 11, 2025 / Laura Jedeed

Elon Musk at the first Trump cabinet meeting.

The Cossacks Work for the Czar—and Musk Works for Trump The Cossacks Work for the Czar—and Musk Works for Trump

The president’s narcissistic management style is at the root of cabinet infighting.

Mar 10, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Putin’s Puppy Love

Putin’s Puppy Love Putin’s Puppy Love

Trump sells out Ukraine and the United States.

Mar 10, 2025 / OppArt / Leonard Stokes

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