War and Peace

A Palestinian girl carries a gallon of drinking water she filled from a water truck in Khan Younis. Palestinians in Gaza are suffering from a severe water crisis due to the destruction of water wells by Israeli air strikes.

A Ceasefire in Name Only A Ceasefire in Name Only

The language of ceasefire has been repurposed in Gaza: It no longer describes a pause in violence but rather a mechanism for managing it.

Feb 3, 2026 / Mohammed R. Mhawish

How to Survive in a House Without Walls

How to Survive in a House Without Walls How to Survive in a House Without Walls

After their home was obliterated, Rasha Abou Jalal and her family remain determined to build a new one, even if it must be built out of nothing.

Feb 3, 2026 / Rasha Abou Jalal

People wade in the shallow waters of the Great Salt Lake at Antelope Island in August 2021.

The Future of the Fourth Estate The Future of the Fourth Estate

As major media capitulated to Trump this past year, student journalists held the powerful to account—both on campus and beyond.

Feb 2, 2026 / Feature / Adelaide Parker, Fatimah Azeem, Tareq AlSourani, and William Liang

Full public forum at the Teatro Colón for Progressive International’s Nuestra América Summit Saturday and Sunday, January 24–25, 2026.

Report From the Progressive International’s Nuestra América Summit Report From the Progressive International’s Nuestra América Summit

Colombia holds its breath as President Gustavo Petro heads to DC.

Feb 2, 2026 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata

Former Marine captain Maura Sullivan served as senior adviser to the secretary of the Navy in 2015 and 2016 and worked on implementing the policy of opening combat roles to women. Here she is in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2005.

The Pentagon’s “Bad-Faith, BS” Review of Women in Combat Roles The Pentagon’s “Bad-Faith, BS” Review of Women in Combat Roles

Pete Hegseth came to office with benighted views of women in combat. Within a year, he ordered a study on whether having women in combat roles has led to compromised standards.

Feb 2, 2026 / Joan Walsh

Displaced Palestinians endure harsh winter conditions in makeshift tents after Israeli attacks destroyed their homes in Nuseirat, Gaza Strip, on January 11, 2026.

There Is No “After Gaza” There Is No “After Gaza”

Whether intentionally or with callous word choice, too many have begun relegating Palestine to the past tense.

Jan 31, 2026 / Sarah Aziza

Cubans Rally Jose Marti

Cuba Rallies Residents, Prepares for War Cuba Rallies Residents, Prepares for War

As Washington escalates regime-change pressure after the Venezuela raid, Cuba braces for confrontation amid economic collapse, oil shortages, and mass mobilization.

Jan 31, 2026 / Marc Frank

President Donald Trump's son-in-lawJared Kushner during the World Economic Forum n Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, January 22, 2026.

Jared Kushner’s “Plan” for Gaza Is an Abomination Jared Kushner’s “Plan” for Gaza Is an Abomination

Kushner is pitching a “new,” gleaming resort hub. But scratch the surface, and you find nothing less than a blueprint for ethnic cleansing.

Jan 30, 2026 / Tariq Kenney-Shawa

Iraq Syria Kurds Conflict

One More Discarded Ally One More Discarded Ally

The Kurds of Syria.

Jan 28, 2026 / Azad Akın Arslan and Ronald Grigor Suny

Donald Trump holds a signed founding charter for the “Board of Peace” during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos.

Gaza Is a Crime Scene, Not a Real Estate Opportunity Gaza Is a Crime Scene, Not a Real Estate Opportunity

The Trump administration’s plan for a New Gaza has nothing to do with peace and rebuilding, and everything to do with erasure.

Jan 27, 2026 / Hani Almadhoun

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