War and Peace

A protester holds up crossed-out portraits of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a demonstration near the Iranian embassy in Baghdad on January 16, 2026, against Israel and recent US threats of military action in Iran, and in support of the Iranian regime and its supreme leader.

This Is Not Solidarity. It Is Predation. This Is Not Solidarity. It Is Predation.

The Iranian people are caught between severe domestic repression and external powers that exploit their suffering.

Jan 16, 2026 / Sina Toossi

President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he walks to board Marine One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on January 11, 2026.

The Week of Colonial Fever Dreams From a Sundowning Fascist The Week of Colonial Fever Dreams From a Sundowning Fascist

The news was a firehose of stories of authoritarian behavior. We can’t let ourselves drown.

Jan 16, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

Self-Appointed King of Venezuela

Self-Appointed King of Venezuela Self-Appointed King of Venezuela

The United States attacks Venezuela and captures President Maduro. Trump claims that the US will “run” the country for oil interests.

Jan 16, 2026 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

Puerto Rico’s Mothers Against War Turn to Revolutionary Love

Puerto Rico’s Mothers Against War Turn to Revolutionary Love Puerto Rico’s Mothers Against War Turn to Revolutionary Love

Formed to oppose the Iraq War, Madres Contra La Guerra have now spent decades trying to end Puerto Rico’s role at the center of the US war machine in Latin America.

Jan 16, 2026 / Andrea Contreras

Times Square

Times Square Times Square

January 3, 2026.

Jan 15, 2026 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

President Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s Nuclear Delusions Donald Trump’s Nuclear Delusions

The president wants to resume nuclear testing. Senator Edward Markey asks,
“Is he a warmonger or just an idiot?’

Jan 15, 2026 / Edward Markey

A woman protests against the US involvement in Venezuela in London on January 10, 2026.

The Colonial Takeover of Venezuela Begins with Corporate Investment The Colonial Takeover of Venezuela Begins with Corporate Investment

The spectacle of Nicolás Maduro’s capture has drawn attention away from the quieter imposition of systems and power networks that constitute colonial rule.

Jan 15, 2026 / Hope Dancy

Anti-Nuclear War Demonstration

The US’s Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia Is About to Lapse. What Happens Next? The US’s Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia Is About to Lapse. What Happens Next?

If the US abandons New START, say goodbye to that comfortable feeling we once enjoyed of relative freedom from an imminent nuclear holocaust.

Jan 14, 2026 / Michael T. Klare

Seymour Hersh during his New York Times days.

The Endless Scoops of Seymour Hersh The Endless Scoops of Seymour Hersh

Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus’s Cover-Up explores the life and times of one of America’s greatest investigative reporters.

Jan 14, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Adam Hochschild

Trump’s Predatory Danger to Latin America

Trump’s Predatory Danger to Latin America Trump’s Predatory Danger to Latin America

The United States is now a superpower predator on the prowl in its “backyard.”

Jan 13, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh

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