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Socialist Party Paris mayoral candidate Emmanuel Gregoire rides a Velib’ public bike-sharing bicycle to Paris town hall after his victory in France's 2026 municipal elections, on March 22, 2026.

Paris, a Capital in “Resistance”? Paris, a Capital in “Resistance”?

Barring a few big-ticket victories in this month’s local elections, the French left is more divided than ever—one year from a pivotal fight for the presidency

Mar 24, 2026 / Harrison Stetler

Activists from the Nuestra América Convoy prepare to load boxes of humanitarian aid onto a conveyor belt at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, on March 20, 2026. 

Dispatch From Cuba Dispatch From Cuba

The Nuestra América Convoy delivers humanitarian aid as US sanctions deepen a humanitarian crisis.

Mar 23, 2026 / David Montgomery

Officials empty a ballot box while taking part in the counting process during the second round of France's 2026 municipal elections at a polling station in Schiltigheim, eastern France, on March 22, 2026.

It Could’ve Been Worse—but France’s Local Elections Are a Warning to the Left It Could’ve Been Worse—but France’s Local Elections Are a Warning to the Left

The French left managed to hold on to key cities, but the far right and mainstream right also won key victories—and the intra-left bickering shows no signs of subsiding.

Mar 23, 2026 / Cole Stangler

No Safe Ground for Iranian Women

No Safe Ground for Iranian Women No Safe Ground for Iranian Women

Oppression at home, bombs from abroad.

Mar 23, 2026 / OppArt / Adriana Mosquera Soto

Twisting in the Wind

Twisting in the Wind Twisting in the Wind

The Israeli Doctrine.

Mar 20, 2026 / Steve Brodner

Will the Iran War Destroy MAGA?

Will the Iran War Destroy MAGA? Will the Iran War Destroy MAGA?

Trump’s coalition is splintering over nationalism and Israel.

Mar 20, 2026 / Jeet Heer

A mural in Belfast depicting James Connolly.

An Irish Rebel Socialist Is Stirring Up New York City Politics An Irish Rebel Socialist Is Stirring Up New York City Politics

Why Zohran Mamdani and Claire Valdez are quoting James Connolly.

Mar 20, 2026 / John Nichols

Carousel of Destruction

Carousel of Destruction Carousel of Destruction

Trump spins out of control.

Mar 20, 2026 / OppArt / Peter de Sève

Ranking Member Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) displays a reimagined depiction of a “Join, or Die” poster displaying country names along a cut-up snake as he speaks during a House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, on July 23, 2025.

Democrats Have a Chance to Offer a Smarter China Policy. Will They Take It? Democrats Have a Chance to Offer a Smarter China Policy. Will They Take It?

It’s time to pursue a more pragmatic strategy—one that prioritizes domestic strength, targeted competition, and continued engagement.

Mar 20, 2026 / Nathan Blade-Smith

President Donald Trump delivers remarks to veterans of the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in the East Room of the White House, on September 23, 2020.

Trump’s Plan for “Taking” Cuba Trump’s Plan for “Taking” Cuba

“I can do anything I want with it,” the president says. Can he?

Mar 20, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh and William M. LeoGrande

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