The AfD’s Rise Isn’t Just About East Germany The AfD’s Rise Isn’t Just About East Germany
The Alternative für Deutschland has a stable national poll lead, including in the former West Germany. Its rise owes to much more than Eastern grievances.
Sep 23, 2026 / David Broder
Chinese Development Is the Betrayal Washington Cannot Forgive Chinese Development Is the Betrayal Washington Cannot Forgive
The prospects for Xi Jinping’s visit are dim because American leaders are blaming China for the failures of globalization.
Sep 23, 2026 / Jake Werner
Cities as Climate Labs: Inside the U20 Summit Cities as Climate Labs: Inside the U20 Summit
Mayors at the Urban 20 Summit worked across borders to confront the climate crisis at the local level.
Sep 23, 2026 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen
As Morale Sags, More Military Service Members Are Having a Crisis of Conscience As Morale Sags, More Military Service Members Are Having a Crisis of Conscience
According to multiple GI rights organizations, service members are inquiring in unprecedented numbers about seeking conscientious objector status.
Sep 22, 2026 / Sophie Mann-Shafir
Pinochet: The Verdict of History in the Letelier-Moffitt Case Pinochet: The Verdict of History in the Letelier-Moffitt Case
An act of international terrorism on the streets of Washington, DC, still reverberates 50 years later.
Sep 22, 2026 / Peter Kornbluh
How to Arrest Benjamin Netanyahu How to Arrest Benjamin Netanyahu
Make no mistake: The United States can seize Netanyahu for crimes under US law and prosecute him in US courts when he is in New York City this week.
Sep 22, 2026 / Jake Romm for the Hind Rajab Foundation
Bernie Sanders: “People Are Sick and Tired of the Status Quo. People Want Change.” Bernie Sanders: “People Are Sick and Tired of the Status Quo. People Want Change.”
Exclusive: Read the text of a major foreign-policy address delivered by the independent senator at Riverside Church.
Sep 21, 2026 / Sen. Bernie Sanders
Even Republicans Are Figuring Out That Pete Hegseth Is a Disaster Even Republicans Are Figuring Out That Pete Hegseth Is a Disaster
Hegseth was always a horrible choice for defense secretary. At long last, some in the GOP are admitting it.
Sep 21, 2026 / Jeet Heer
In the Age of AI, Nuclear Weapons Abolition Is a Renewed Imperative In the Age of AI, Nuclear Weapons Abolition Is a Renewed Imperative
As long as we have nuclear weapons, the job of ending humanity will continue to be as easy as the push of a button—or an AI agent hacking into a nuclear command-and-control system...
Sep 21, 2026 / Ivana Nikolić Hughes