Trump and Hegseth Are Winning the War Against Their Own Military Trump and Hegseth Are Winning the War Against Their Own Military
The president and the defense secretary are being humiliated abroad, so they’re purging scapegoats at home.
Apr 24, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Boris Kagarlitsky on Hungary’s Election Boris Kagarlitsky on Hungary’s Election
Reflections on right-wing populism’s dead end and the window of opportunity for the left.
Apr 22, 2026 / Suzi Weissman and Boris Kagarlitsky
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
The Iranian Diaspora Is Fracturing Over Trump’s War The Iranian Diaspora Is Fracturing Over Trump’s War
Friendships have ruptured. Families have bitterly split around the kitchen table. Violent speech has become the dominant mode of discourse.
Apr 20, 2026 / Keyvan Golsorkhi
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
Only One Side Has Clearly Broken the Law In the Strait of Hormuz Only One Side Has Clearly Broken the Law In the Strait of Hormuz
And it isn’t Iran.
Apr 17, 2026 / Maryam Jamshidi
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
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
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