World Leaders

An oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz as viewed from the town of Al Jeer in the United Arab Emirates, on February 25, 2026.

What to Expect From a Mammoth Disruption of Global Oil and Gas Supplies What to Expect From a Mammoth Disruption of Global Oil and Gas Supplies

And why was the Trump team so unprepared for shock waves?

Mar 11, 2026 / Stanley Reed

The Man Who Would Be the Face of the Anti-Trump West

The Man Who Would Be the Face of the Anti-Trump West The Man Who Would Be the Face of the Anti-Trump West

Mark Carney has put himself forward as one of the sharpest Western critics of Trump’s neo-imperial order. What’s less clear is what he’s offering in its stead.

Mar 11, 2026 / Feature / Jeet Heer

X-Ray-Stein

X-Ray-Stein X-Ray-Stein

https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Pedo-Scan.mp4 Check out all installments in the OppArt series.

Mar 10, 2026 / OppArt / Mark Kaplan

US-Israeli joint bombings near Azadi Tower in Tehran, on March 7, 2026.

America’s Gaza America’s Gaza

The bombing of Tehran.

Mar 10, 2026 / Michael T. Klare

War Week 1

War Week 1 War Week 1

Died for low ratings.

Mar 6, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Quilted Messages

Quilted Messages Quilted Messages

Sunbonnets carrying not-so-sunny truths.

Mar 5, 2026 / OppArt / Jane Pearlmutter

Trump’s Reason for War in Iran?

Trump’s Reason for War in Iran? Trump’s Reason for War in Iran?

Obliterating the Epstein files at any cost.

Mar 3, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Will There Be Justice for Survivors?

Will There Be Justice for Survivors? Will There Be Justice for Survivors?

The Epstein files have renewed scrutiny of alleged misconduct by powerful figures, including Donald Trump and Prince Andrew, raising ongoing questions about accountability and just...

Mar 2, 2026 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

End of the Prague Spring, a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during the era of its domination by the Soviet Union after World War II. A Russian tank patrols in Wenselas Square as locals walk by. August 1968.

This Minnesota Winter Is the New Prague Spring This Minnesota Winter Is the New Prague Spring

I’ve studied Czechoslovakia in 1968. I live in Minneapolis. The similarities between the historic invasion and the current ICE “surge” are scary.

Feb 28, 2026 / Alice Lovejoy

The Children of Dilley

The Children of Dilley The Children of Dilley

Downfall.

Feb 27, 2026 / Steve Brodner

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