Regions and Countries

The Afghan National Army after US forces left Bagram airfield in the north of Kabul, Afghanistan, in July 2021.

Will Trump’s Threats Destabilize Relations With Pakistan and Afghanistan? Will Trump’s Threats Destabilize Relations With Pakistan and Afghanistan?

The president’s stated intentions to take over Bagram Air Base risk a departure from the détente of recent years.

Oct 27, 2025 / Hasan Ali

Right wing protestors yelling.

See No Evil? Canadian Government Media Blurs Out the Swastika on a Ukrainian Soldier. See No Evil? Canadian Government Media Blurs Out the Swastika on a Ukrainian Soldier.

Canada’s shameful refusal to acknowledge its support of the far right yesterday and today.

Oct 27, 2025 / Lev Golinkin

The author and his mother.

How My Grandmother Remembers the Nakba How My Grandmother Remembers the Nakba

In 1948, my family fled Palestine when Zionists took over. I pieced their story together from a box of letters and diary entries.

Oct 25, 2025 / Tareq Baconi

No Kings Sketches

No Kings Sketches No Kings Sketches

Arc de Trump.

Oct 24, 2025 / Steve Brodner

US President Donald Trump greets Argentine President Javier Milei as he arrives at the West Wing of the White House on Tuesday October 14, 2025.

Trump’s Argentina Bailout Is Bad for America but Great for His Hedge Fund Cronies Trump’s Argentina Bailout Is Bad for America but Great for His Hedge Fund Cronies

Propping up Javier Milei’s austerity regime shows that Trump’s true loyalty is to neocolonial plutocracy.

Oct 24, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Justice Is the Root of Peace

Justice Is the Root of Peace Justice Is the Root of Peace

A ceasefire is only the beginning. Without justice, there can be no peace.

Oct 24, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Robert Malley

The Myths of Camp David The Myths of Camp David

A conversation with Robert Malley about Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank, why the US failed to bring peace to the region, and his recent book Tomorrow Is Yesterday.

Oct 21, 2025 / Q&A / Ahmed Moor

Thick smoke rises from the eastern part of Khan Yunis after Israel begins a series of attacks across Gaza despite the ceasefire.

The Ceasefire Has Not Yet Ended the Genocide The Ceasefire Has Not Yet Ended the Genocide

As Israel continues to launch air strikes on Gaza, the weakness of both the ceasefire and Trump’s 20-point plan are becoming ever clearer.

Oct 20, 2025 / Phyllis Bennis and Khury Petersen-Smith

Jeopardy

Jeopardy Jeopardy

The gaslight zone.

Oct 17, 2025 / Steve Brodner

A Palestinian boy carries salvageable items amid the rubble of buildings destroyed during Israeli air strikes in the Rafah refugee camp.

Israel’s Wreaking of Devastation From the Sky Is Vintage Colonialism Israel’s Wreaking of Devastation From the Sky Is Vintage Colonialism

The use of airpower to try to subdue or at least curb Middle Easterners is, in fact, more than a century old.

Oct 16, 2025 / Juan Cole

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