A Conflict Without Reason Has Become a Dangerous Holy War A Conflict Without Reason Has Become a Dangerous Holy War
Lacking a clear rationale for the attack on Iran, Trumpists are increasingly talking like crusaders.
Mar 6, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Israel Is Using Its Genocidal Gaza Playbook on Iran Israel Is Using Its Genocidal Gaza Playbook on Iran
Just as in Palestine, the Israeli government is framing its latest conflict as a holy war of extermination.
Mar 6, 2026 / Séamus Malekafzali
The Unfathomable Toll of the Syrian Civil War The Unfathomable Toll of the Syrian Civil War
How to make sense of the 13-year conflict?
Mar 6, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Anand Gopal
Quilted Messages Quilted Messages
Sunbonnets carrying not-so-sunny truths.
Mar 5, 2026 / OppArt / Jane Pearlmutter
The Iran War Is Also a Climate War The Iran War Is Also a Climate War
Climate change is not a peripheral part of what we’re seeing in Iran—it’s structurally embedded in modern warfare.
Mar 5, 2026 / Mark Hertsgaard and Giles Trendle
The Iran War Could Be Catastrophic for the US-Israel Alliance. Good. The Iran War Could Be Catastrophic for the US-Israel Alliance. Good.
As Israel’s role in pushing the war with Iran comes into ever sharper focus, it’s up to us to turn outrage into change.
Mar 4, 2026 / Jack Mirkinson
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
The Corporate Media Is Head Over Heels for the Iran War The Corporate Media Is Head Over Heels for the Iran War
Donald Trump’s attack may be surreal, unjustified, and illegal. But that’s not stopping the press from turning the propaganda dial way up.
Mar 3, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
Why Can’t Top Democrats Just Say “No War With Iran”? Why Can’t Top Democrats Just Say “No War With Iran”?
The response to what could be the biggest geopolitical disaster of the 21st century is foot-dragging, silence, and sleepy, feigned opposition long after the deed is done.
Mar 2, 2026 / Sarah Lazare and Adam Johnson