With Trump in the White House, Can Mexico Avoid Making the Drug War even Bloodier? With Trump in the White House, Can Mexico Avoid Making the Drug War even Bloodier?
Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has a plan to combat drug trafficking, but she has a problem: Donald Trump.
Nov 22, 2024 / Juan David Rojas
Biden’s Mindless Escalation Is a Final Betrayal of Ukraine Biden’s Mindless Escalation Is a Final Betrayal of Ukraine
Instead of preparing for inevitable negotiations, the outgoing president adds fuel to the fire.
Nov 22, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Trump’s Second Presidency Will Only Accelerate America's Imperial Decline Trump’s Second Presidency Will Only Accelerate America's Imperial Decline
Trump is on track to bring a hasty end, silent or otherwise, to an “American Century” of global dominion.
Nov 21, 2024 / Alfred McCoy
Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Will Be Chaos First, Not America First Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Will Be Chaos First, Not America First
His team of cronies includes establishment hawks and cranky outsiders who are more likely to deliver global anarchy than world peace.
Nov 18, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Donald Trump Is Waging a Shock-and-Awe War Against His Own Senate Donald Trump Is Waging a Shock-and-Awe War Against His Own Senate
By nominating Matt Gaetz and other dangerous cronies, the president-elect is testing congressional servility.
Nov 14, 2024 / Jeet Heer
In New York, Progressive Values Have a Line on the Ballot In New York, Progressive Values Have a Line on the Ballot
I can’t support the Democratic Party position on Gaza, yet I recognize that Trump would be even worse. That’s why I’m voting for Harris on the Working Families P...
Nov 4, 2024 / Cynthia Nixon
Trump’s Anti-War Charade Deserves a Challenge Trump’s Anti-War Charade Deserves a Challenge
It’s a grave mistake for Democrats to let Trump be the only voice expressing revulsion at militarism.
Nov 4, 2024 / Jeet Heer
The New Cold War in the Pacific Is Dangerously Close to Heating Up The New Cold War in the Pacific Is Dangerously Close to Heating Up
Bristling with armaments and seemingly strong, the current ad hoc Western coalition may yet prove, like NATO, vulnerable to sudden setbacks from rising partisan pressure...
Oct 18, 2024 / Alfred McCoy
The High Cost of Biden’s Policy of Unconditional Support for Israel The High Cost of Biden’s Policy of Unconditional Support for Israel
Beyond hobbling Kamala Harris’s campaign, Biden is leaving behind a disaster that will last decades.
Oct 11, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Yes, Antony Blinken Should Resign. But He’s Not the Only One. Yes, Antony Blinken Should Resign. But He’s Not the Only One.
The secretary of state reflects the broader disaster of Biden’s Middle Eastern policy.
Sep 27, 2024 / Jeet Heer