Who Will Stop Elon Musk’s Coup? Who Will Stop Elon Musk’s Coup?
The world’s richest man now has the power to override congressional spending decisions and access to private information about every US taxpayer.
Feb 3, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Can Trump Make a Deal With Iran? Can Trump Make a Deal With Iran?
More likely, things will unravel quickly, with war on the horizon.
Feb 3, 2025 / Bob Dreyfuss
Trump’s Supposed Unity Message Is a Gloating Threat of MAGA Triumphant Trump’s Supposed Unity Message Is a Gloating Threat of MAGA Triumphant
The new president uses shock and awe to claim a mandate over demoralized Democrats.
Jan 20, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Needed: A Sober Assessment of Putin’s Russia to Help End the War Needed: A Sober Assessment of Putin’s Russia to Help End the War
Putin’s ultimate goal isn’t recreating empire or seeking war with NATO—it’s staying in power.
Jan 16, 2025 / Stephen Crowley
Justin Trudeau’s Fecklessness Made Him an Easy Target for MAGA Manifest Destiny Justin Trudeau’s Fecklessness Made Him an Easy Target for MAGA Manifest Destiny
The United States probably won’t annex Canada. But Trump’s imperial dreams are already destabilizing the world.
Jan 10, 2025 / Jeet Heer
The Old World Order Is Dying. What New World Order Is Struggling to Be Born? The Old World Order Is Dying. What New World Order Is Struggling to Be Born?
Some of the world’s largest, oldest empires are collapsing before our eyes, with no clear sign of what will happen next.
Jan 2, 2025 / Alfred McCoy
Biden’s Legacy on Cuba Biden’s Legacy on Cuba
On the 10th anniversary of Obama’s opening, the outgoing president should take immediate action because it is good for the US, good for the Cuban people—and the right thing to do....
Dec 17, 2024 / Peter Kornbluh
How Europe Can Learn to Love Trump How Europe Can Learn to Love Trump
Is it too late for Europe to unwind its dependence on the United States?
Dec 16, 2024 / Harrison Stetler
The Dangers of Trump’s Foreign Policy The Dangers of Trump’s Foreign Policy
Strategic incoherence and factionalism reign.
Dec 9, 2024 / Michael T. Klare
How the War in Ukraine Has Been a Major Contributor to Global Inflation How the War in Ukraine Has Been a Major Contributor to Global Inflation
And it has been a strategic boon to the far right at home and abroad.
Dec 2, 2024 / Branko Marcetic