America’s Iran Failure Is Bigger Than Trump America’s Iran Failure Is Bigger Than Trump
Trump’s personalization of foreign policy is ultimately a symptom of a deeper institutional problem rather than its source.
Jul 21, 2026 / Sina Toossi and Nancy Okail
The Bitter Paradox of German Racism The Bitter Paradox of German Racism
I left America in 2017 to flee an authoritarian government and the culture it facilitated. What I found in Berlin was not all that different.
Jul 18, 2026 / Edna Bonhomme
Even Nancy Pelosi Is Voting to Cut Aid to Israel Now Even Nancy Pelosi Is Voting to Cut Aid to Israel Now
Yet Democrats such as Haley Stevens, Angie Craig, Wesley Bell, and Greg Stanton are still voting for blank checks. Their primary rivals have something to say about that.
Jul 17, 2026 / John Nichols
Root for Spain for Their Play and Their Politics Root for Spain for Their Play and Their Politics
A World Cup victory will not just feel like a soccer triumph but a national triumph. For that reason, fans should support Pedro Sánchez’s Spain over Javier Milei’s Argentina.
Jul 16, 2026 / Dave Zirin
America’s Imperial Wars, Then and Now America’s Imperial Wars, Then and Now
From Korea to the Strait of Hormuz.
Jul 16, 2026 / Tom Engelhardt
A Modicum of Justice for Ronni Karpen Moffitt A Modicum of Justice for Ronni Karpen Moffitt
Fifty years after Pinochet’s henchmen assassinated her and Orlando Letelier, finally a judicial reckoning.
Jul 16, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh
Trump Can’t Admit That He Lost the Iran War Trump Can’t Admit That He Lost the Iran War
An expensive, ruinous conflict resumes for no other reason than one octogenarian narcissist’s inability to face reality.
Jul 16, 2026 / David Faris
The Genocide of South Lebanon The Genocide of South Lebanon
Israel is carrying out its Gaza strategy in yet another war.
Jul 14, 2026 / Ahmad Ibsais