Regions and Countries

Cuba’s Oil Crisis

Cuba’s Oil Crisis Cuba’s Oil Crisis

Much of Cuba goes dark as a US oil blockade chokes the island’s energy supply. Major carriers have halted services now that aviation fuel is no longer available at nine internation...

Feb 27, 2026 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

Students at the University of Central Florida take part in a campus protest against the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza.

The American Universities Programming Israel’s Killer Drones The American Universities Programming Israel’s Killer Drones

Industry partnerships in higher education are pushing STEM graduates into the business of weapons manufacturing and genocide profiteering.

Feb 27, 2026 / StudentNation / Julian Cooper

Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) speaks during a House Rules Committee meeting in Washington, DC, on February 10, 2026.

Opposing Trump’s Cruel Assault on the Cuban People Opposing Trump’s Cruel Assault on the Cuban People

An interview with Representative Jim McGovern.

Feb 26, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh and Katrina vanden Heuvel

Vinicius Jr. and Gianluca Prestianni during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off First Leg match between SL Benfica and Real Madrid.

The Price of Being Black and Proud in European Soccer The Price of Being Black and Proud in European Soccer

The Brazilian star Vinicius Jr. has repeatedly been a victim of racist abuse from soccer fans. Now, it seems such vitriol can even come from players without much consequence.

Feb 25, 2026 / StudentNation / Takashi Williams

Four Years: The Human Cost of the Invasion of Ukraine

Four Years: The Human Cost of the Invasion of Ukraine Four Years: The Human Cost of the Invasion of Ukraine

February 24 marks four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. According to a recent analysis, combined military casualties (killed, wounded, or missing) could reach n...

Feb 24, 2026 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sits down for an interview with Bloomberg Television during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on February 14, 2026.

Rubio, Rodeo, and Tall Tales of Empire Rubio, Rodeo, and Tall Tales of Empire

The secretary of state has provoked the ire of Britain’s first black woman lawmaker and put the spotlight once again on how the US has historically treated people of his own herit...

Feb 24, 2026 / Steve Howell

Donald Trump waves as he leaves passing a portrait of former President George W. Bush in the Grand Foyer of the White House during the Congressional Ball, Thursday, December 11, 2025.

Trump’s Iran War Could Be an Even Bigger Catastrophe Than Iraq Trump’s Iran War Could Be an Even Bigger Catastrophe Than Iraq

Remarkably, Trump seems on the verge of outdoing George W. Bush in reckless, stupid militarism.

Feb 23, 2026 / Jeet Heer

San Quintín, Baja California, Mexico—A farmworker brought her two children to the highway blockade.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and the San Quintín Justice Plan Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and the San Quintín Justice Plan

Field workers’ highway blockades send a warning to Mexico’s president.

Feb 23, 2026 / David Bacon

Reza Pahlavi, former crown prince of Iran, and his wife, Yasmine, address a crowd of anti-Islamic Republic protestors outside the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on February 14, 2026.

Inside the Iran War Industry Inside the Iran War Industry

Using an old playbook with powerful new tools, it may be closer than ever to turning a US–Iran war into reality.

Feb 19, 2026 / Jamal Abdi

A municipal employee raises the US flag at Sharm el-Sheikh as the town prepares to receive foreign leaders on October 11, 2025.

The Cost of US Withdrawal From 66 International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties The Cost of US Withdrawal From 66 International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties

How going it alone reduces our own sovereignty.

Feb 18, 2026 / Aaron S.J. Zelinsky

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