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Mark Carney delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 20, 2026.

Mark Carney Knows the Old World Is Dying. But His New World Isn’t Good Enough. Mark Carney Knows the Old World Is Dying. But His New World Isn’t Good Enough.

The Canadian prime minister offered a radical analysis of the collapse of the liberal world order. His response to that collapse is unacceptably conservative.

Jan 23, 2026 / Jeet Heer

Pyramids of Shoes Against Land Mines

Pyramids of Shoes Against Land Mines Pyramids of Shoes Against Land Mines

In 2024, at least 6,279 people were killed or injured by explosive remnants of war. The “Pyramids of Shoes” awareness campaign is organized by Handicap International and the Intern...

Jan 23, 2026 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

President Donald Trump walks toward Marine One after arriving at Zurich Airport before attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, on January 21, 2026, in Zurich, Switzerland.

At Davos, the World Watched the Rantings of a Despot At Davos, the World Watched the Rantings of a Despot

President Donald Trump has turned his back on the liberal world order—and Europe is unlikely to follow.

Jan 23, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky

Trump’s Road to War Without a Map

Trump’s Road to War Without a Map Trump’s Road to War Without a Map

Driving headlong into conflict and chaos.

Jan 22, 2026 / OppArt / Jeff Danziger

Displaced Palestinian youths take part in a training session at the Aida Refugee Camp's football pitch, next to the separation wall outside Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, on December 16, 2025, a few weeks after an Israeli military decision to demolish the field.

What It Took to Save a Soccer Field in Palestine What It Took to Save a Soccer Field in Palestine

Europe’s governing soccer body saves a pitch in the West Bank—but is it only because the Swiss Parliament is threatening to pull its tax exemption over its inclusion of Israel?

Jan 22, 2026 / Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin

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Zuela.

Jan 21, 2026 / OppArt / Mike Luckovich

A migrant worker at a Riyadh construction site.

The Line, a Saudi Megaproject, Is Dead The Line, a Saudi Megaproject, Is Dead

It was always doomed to unravel, but the firms who lent their name to this folly should be held accountable.

Jan 21, 2026 / Column / Kate Wagner

The Greenlandic flag flies on January 20, 2026, in Nuuk, Greenland.

Trump’s Threats Against Greenland: When “National Security” Becomes Imperial Expansion Trump’s Threats Against Greenland: When “National Security” Becomes Imperial Expansion

America has become the threat its own allies need protection from.

Jan 21, 2026 / Pavel Devyatkin

A Cuban soldier waves a national flag as he takes part in the “Anti-Imperialist” protest in Havana on January 16, 2026.

Cuba Is Next Cuba Is Next

Havana is in Trump’s imperial crosshairs, but dialogue is still an option.

Jan 21, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh

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Jan 20, 2026 / OppArt / Mark Kaplan

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