Regions and Countries

A mural in Belfast depicting James Connolly.

An Irish Rebel Socialist Is Stirring Up New York City Politics An Irish Rebel Socialist Is Stirring Up New York City Politics

Why Zohran Mamdani and Claire Valdez are quoting James Connolly.

Mar 20, 2026 / John Nichols

President Donald Trump delivers remarks to veterans of the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in the East Room of the White House, on September 23, 2020.

Trump’s Plan for “Taking” Cuba Trump’s Plan for “Taking” Cuba

“I can do anything I want with it,” the president says. Can he?

Mar 20, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh and William M. LeoGrande

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

Yulia Kolesnikova in her studio.

In Ukraine, Weaving Grief Into a New Collective Memory In Ukraine, Weaving Grief Into a New Collective Memory

After four years of war, Ukrainians are reckoning with irreparable loss and finding ways to persist in the face of it.

Mar 20, 2026 / Alyssa Oursler

The Devastation Has Not Stopped

The Devastation Has Not Stopped The Devastation Has Not Stopped

Not in the headlines, but Palestinians continue to suffer.

Mar 19, 2026 / OppArt / Subterráneos Collective

People clear rubble away from a Tehran apartment bombed in the US/Israel war on Iran.

Getting Iran Wrong, to the Nth Power Getting Iran Wrong, to the Nth Power

Trump’s unhinged war in Iran is but an escalation of our willful misapprehension of the country’s history and makeup.

Mar 19, 2026 / David Faris

Woman, Life, Freedom

Woman, Life, Freedom Woman, Life, Freedom

Women’s history month: standing with Iranian women — street mural, Barcelona.

Mar 18, 2026 / OppArt / Anonymous and Andrea Arroyo

Topple the Regime!

Topple the Regime! Topple the Regime!

Trump’s Iran war splinters his base.

Mar 17, 2026 / OppArt / Anthony Freda

France’s President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech next to the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine “Le Téméraire” during his visit to the Nuclear Submarine Navy Base of Ile Longue in Crozon, northwestern France, on March 2, 2026.

Is Macron Greenlighting a New US-Led Nuclear Arms Race? Is Macron Greenlighting a New US-Led Nuclear Arms Race?

As the global arms control regime collapses, France plans to expand and Europeanize its nuclear arsenal.

Mar 17, 2026 / Harrison Stetler

Avi Lewis

Canada’s Left Is in Crisis. Can Avi Lewis Revive It? Canada’s Left Is in Crisis. Can Avi Lewis Revive It?

As Mark Carney’s deceptive centrism pushes the country to the right, Avi Lewis offers a compelling alternative.

Mar 16, 2026 / Jeet Heer

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