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A protest in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 25, 2023, against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government’s regulations restricting the judiciary’s powers.

Can Viktor Orbán’s Defeat in Hungary Be a Role Model for Israel? Can Viktor Orbán’s Defeat in Hungary Be a Role Model for Israel?

The path to defeating Netanyahu may hinge on unity across ideological divides.

May 5, 2026 / Hillel Schenker

Donald Trump departs Doral, Florida, en route to his Palm Beach mansion on May 2, 2026.

Trump’s Smartest Supporters Know the Iran War Is a Disaster Trump’s Smartest Supporters Know the Iran War Is a Disaster

The new consensus is that the American empire is in steep decline.

May 4, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Friend of the Court

Friend of the Court Friend of the Court

Cockles and Mussels.

May 1, 2026 / Steve Brodner

No Blood in Palestine

No Blood in Palestine No Blood in Palestine

Street poster, Barcelona.

Apr 29, 2026 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

President Donald Trump at an April press conference about the war in Iran.

Why Ending the Iran War May Be a Never-Ending Story Why Ending the Iran War May Be a Never-Ending Story

As Trump’s “excursion” veers into quagmire territory, he may just try to walk away amid a host of new distractions.

Apr 29, 2026 / David Faris

Palestinian children receive treatment at es-Seraya Sahra Hospital in Gaza on November 9, 2025.

The American Academy of Pediatrics Punished Me for Speaking Up About Gaza The American Academy of Pediatrics Punished Me for Speaking Up About Gaza

The AAP has shown sustained moral failure when it comes to confronting the genocide—as I know firsthand.

Apr 27, 2026 / Nathan T. Chomilo

Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth on March 23, 2026.

Trump and Hegseth Are Winning the War Against Their Own Military Trump and Hegseth Are Winning the War Against Their Own Military

The president and the defense secretary are being humiliated abroad, so they’re purging scapegoats at home.

Apr 24, 2026 / Jeet Heer

My Dog

My Dog My Dog

My best friend.

Apr 24, 2026 / OppArt / Michel Kichka

No Kings… or Idiots

No Kings… or Idiots No Kings… or Idiots

A Venn diagram of madness.

Apr 22, 2026 / OppArt / Anonymous

Supporters of the pro-European conservative TISZA party celebrate during the election night on the banks on the river Danube with the Parliament building in the background, in Budapest after the general election in Hungary, on April 12, 2026.

Boris Kagarlitsky on Hungary’s Election Boris Kagarlitsky on Hungary’s Election

Reflections on right-wing populism’s dead end and the window of opportunity for the left.

Apr 22, 2026 / Suzi Weissman and Boris Kagarlitsky

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