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Donald Trump waves to the press after landing at the Ellipse near the White House on August 16, 2026

Trump’s Loose Grip on Reality Could Sink the Navy’s Ships Trump’s Loose Grip on Reality Could Sink the Navy’s Ships

The dire conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln are due to a president’s being dangerously detached from what’s actually happening in the world.

Aug 17, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump attend the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference at the Sun Valley Lodge on July 8, 2026 in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Jared Kushner Finds Trouble in a Gangster’s Paradise Jared Kushner Finds Trouble in a Gangster’s Paradise

The Trump princeling’s deal with alleged mobsters illustrates the depths of MAGA corruption.

Aug 14, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Iusticia Omnibus = Justice for All

Iusticia Omnibus = Justice for All Iusticia Omnibus = Justice for All

Street art, street wise. Barcelona 2026.

Aug 13, 2026 / OppArt / Bob Bingenheimer

In New Delhi, India, on July 26, the words “WE WON” are seen written on the pavement following the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, meeting a key demand of the Cockroach Janta Party.

India’s Cockroaches Were Never Radical Enough India’s Cockroaches Were Never Radical Enough

The Cockroach Janta Party protests won a great victory. What will be their legacy?

Aug 13, 2026 / Wolf Hertzberg

A portrait of the late Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba, on August 10, 2026. During his life, the United States devised numerous unsuccessful plans to assassinate the Cuban leader.

The CIA Targets Cuba… Again The CIA Targets Cuba… Again

Covert operations add to Trump’s ruthless regime change efforts.

Aug 13, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh

JD Vance, Marco Rubio, and Donald Trump in the Oval Office on April 23, 2026.

Trump’s Iran Disaster Is Making All His Cronies Look Like Fools Trump’s Iran Disaster Is Making All His Cronies Look Like Fools

Two foreign-policy camps are claiming Trump for themselves, while the Middle East fiasco humiliates every single one of them.

Aug 12, 2026 / Column / David Klion

Maryam Tahmasebi.

One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention One Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE Detention

My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.

Aug 11, 2026 / Maryam Tahmasebi

Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) leaves the US Capitol on Thursday, July 16, 2026.

The Right’s New Inflation Message: Let Them Eat Ramen The Right’s New Inflation Message: Let Them Eat Ramen

Militarists push for austerity to keep a disastrous war going.

Aug 10, 2026 / Jeet Heer

El-Sayed Wins

El-Sayed Wins El-Sayed Wins

 The big melt.

Aug 7, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Former Israeli army chief of staff Gadi Eizenkot speaks during the launch of the Yashar party’s election campaign in Hod Aharon, in central Israel on June 30, 2026.

Don’t Believe the Gadi Eisenkot Hype Don’t Believe the Gadi Eisenkot Hype

The former IDF leader is being touted as the “anti-Netanyahu” in Israel’s upcoming elections. But in the ways that matter most, he's more of the same.

Aug 7, 2026 / Séamus Malekafzali

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