Why US Engagement Is Essential in Setting Terms for Peace in Ukraine Why US Engagement Is Essential in Setting Terms for Peace in Ukraine
The Russian and Ukrainian positions are far apart, and absent US sticks and carrots, there seems little prospect they will come together.
May 21, 2025 / Anatol Lieven
Cuba Finally Embraces Solar Cuba Finally Embraces Solar
China to the rescue—as the US imposes more sanctions.
May 21, 2025 / Marc Frank
The Climate Costs of Occupation The Climate Costs of Occupation
As Israel expands its settlements in the West Bank, it has destroyed forests and boosted CO2 emissions.
May 20, 2025 / Haitham Al-Sharif
Trump’s “Golden Age” Means No End to Palestinian Slaughter Trump’s “Golden Age” Means No End to Palestinian Slaughter
The president’s much-touted foreign policy shake-up is blighted by continued support for genocide.
May 19, 2025 / Jeet Heer
The Real Reason Those White South Africans Are Here The Real Reason Those White South Africans Are Here
Hint: It’s not because they’re actually being persecuted.
May 16, 2025 / Kali Holloway
The Biden Scandal Goes Well Beyond the Aging Cover-Up The Biden Scandal Goes Well Beyond the Aging Cover-Up
The former president’s stubbornness and narcissism led to disastrous Trump victory.
May 16, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Republicans Should Be Angrier Than Anyone About Trump’s New Plane Republicans Should Be Angrier Than Anyone About Trump’s New Plane
Shocker: They're not.
May 16, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky
The Nakba Has Never Ended The Nakba Has Never Ended
In Gaza, the boundary marking past and present has become indistinct. Nineteen forty-eight is not over—it is unfolding again, and in more violent and destructive ways.
May 15, 2025 / Huda Skaik
Jean-Luc Mélenchon Explains How His Party Took Down a Right-Wing Government Jean-Luc Mélenchon Explains How His Party Took Down a Right-Wing Government
The head of the left-wing France Insoumise wants to break his country out of a binary contest between the neoliberal center and a rising far right.
May 14, 2025 / Q&A / David Broder