Regions and Countries

Going for Green: Uruguay’s Renewable Energy Revolution

Going for Green: Uruguay’s Renewable Energy Revolution Going for Green: Uruguay’s Renewable Energy Revolution

With no fossil fuel reserves to rely on and domestic demand rising, the country had to get creative—or go broke just trying to keep the lights on. Here’s how they did it.

Mar 13, 2025 / Feature / Natasha Hakimi Zapata

Andrée Blouin’s Revolutionary Lives

Andrée Blouin’s Revolutionary Lives Andrée Blouin’s Revolutionary Lives

The African political leader’s autobiography, My Country, Africa, also offers a larger story of empire, oppression, and resistance on the continent.

Mar 12, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Bill Fletcher Jr.

Gaza Lago

Gaza Lago Gaza Lago

Over the genocide.

Mar 11, 2025 / OppArt / Ed Wexler

Trump’s Dirty Tricks Were Tried in Argentina First

Trump’s Dirty Tricks Were Tried in Argentina First Trump’s Dirty Tricks Were Tried in Argentina First

Eviscerating the public sector? Javier Milei showed Trump and Musk how it’s done.

Mar 11, 2025 / D.D. Guttenplan

Mahmoud Khalil, a student negotiator during the protests at Columbia University against the Gaza genocide, speaks to the press on April 29, 2024.

Mahmoud Khalil Is the First Activist to Be Disappeared by Trump Mahmoud Khalil Is the First Activist to Be Disappeared by Trump

The detention and attempted deportation of Khalil is a test by Trump to see how far he can go—and a test for us to see how hard we will fight back.

Mar 11, 2025 / Laura Jedeed

Elon Musk at the first Trump cabinet meeting.

The Cossacks Work for the Czar—and Musk Works for Trump The Cossacks Work for the Czar—and Musk Works for Trump

The president’s narcissistic management style is at the root of cabinet infighting.

Mar 10, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Putin’s Puppy Love

Putin’s Puppy Love Putin’s Puppy Love

Trump sells out Ukraine and the United States.

Mar 10, 2025 / OppArt / Leonard Stokes

Will Scholars Take a Stand Against Scholasticide in Gaza?

Will Scholars Take a Stand Against Scholasticide in Gaza? Will Scholars Take a Stand Against Scholasticide in Gaza?

The fight inside the historical profession heats up.

Mar 6, 2025 / Van Gosse

La France Insoumise party leader Jean-Luc Melenchon (L) and Parti Socialiste first secretary Olivier Faure address supporters during a campaign meeting in Caen, France, on June 8, 2022.

The Crisis Engulfing the French Left The Crisis Engulfing the French Left

The New Popular Front alliance looked like the best hope the left had against Macron and Le Pen. But after months of internal conflicts, it’s on the brink of collapse.

Mar 6, 2025 / Cole Stangler

A woman visits a memorial for fallen soldiers at at Kyiv’s Maidan, or Independence Square, on Saturday, March 1.

“We’re On Our Own”: Ukrainians Confront a New Reality “We’re On Our Own”: Ukrainians Confront a New Reality

Even leftists who disagree with some of Zelensky’s policies are glad he didn’t back down to Trump.

Mar 4, 2025 / Jared Goyette

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