Pete Hegseth’s High-Tech Barbarism Pete Hegseth’s High-Tech Barbarism
In livestreaming Nidal Hasan’s execution, the secretary of war is marking his territory in the snuff movie business—and radicalizing people along the way.
Oct 12, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky
Writing About War as Bombs Fall Writing About War as Bombs Fall
While the Israeli government launched a well-orchestrated offensive of disinformation and hyperbole that would make the illegal permissible in the war on Gaza.
Oct 12, 2026 / Marwan Bishara
Turkey Is Brutally Oppressing Queer People. Here’s What You Need to Know. Turkey Is Brutally Oppressing Queer People. Here’s What You Need to Know.
The government’s sweeping crackdown on the LGBTQ community is an escalation of a decades-long pattern.
Oct 12, 2026 / Levent Pişkin
The Anatomy of a Literary Scandal The Anatomy of a Literary Scandal
The pillorying of Canadian-Haitian novelist Thélyson Orélien, accused of using AI to write his new novel, is the latest in a chaotic year for French publishing.
Oct 12, 2026 / June Loper and Harrison Stetler
Does America First Really Mean Israel First? Does America First Really Mean Israel First?
Mike Huckabee’s aide shows how an extremist agenda dominates Trump’s Middle East policy.
Oct 9, 2026 / Jeet Heer
The Violent, Militaristic Ideology that Undergirds Fraternities The Violent, Militaristic Ideology that Undergirds Fraternities
The first major hazing scandal in American history occurred at West Point in 1900. There are eerie parallels to what happened at Cornell’s Chi Phi.
Oct 9, 2026 / Jasper Craven
Has France’s Government Overplayed Its Hand? Has France’s Government Overplayed Its Hand?
The speed and scale of the police response mark a dangerous new normal.
Oct 8, 2026 / June Loper and Harrison Stetler
This Is Not an Anniversary This Is Not an Anniversary
Does remembering the date of October 7 make it easier to name?
Oct 7, 2026 / Mohammed R. Mhawish
Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabian Oil Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabian Oil
Houthi attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure heighten regional tensions and push up oil prices.
Oct 7, 2026 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo
Are Europe and Russia Slow-Walking to World War III? Are Europe and Russia Slow-Walking to World War III?
Dangerous rhetoric has been escalating on both sides for some time now.
Oct 7, 2026 / Stephen Crowley