Trump’s Unimpressive Yemen Cease-Fire Deal
With Donald Trump’s cease-fire deal with Yemen, we now have the same outcome that we would have had if Trump had never started bombing Yemen in the first place.
19549 Articles by: Julia Goodman
Trump’s Budget: Starving Everything Except the Military
Donald Trump’s federal budget for 2026 would funnel more money to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security — and proposes deep cuts to almost everything else.
Sri Lanka’s Left in the Tariff Trap
Sri Lanka’s new left-wing government has already been tested by tariff shocks and IMF pressure. Either it can radically reform a broken export-led model, or else give up on the promise it offered to working people.
Where in the World Is Andrew Cuomo?
New York City’s mayoral race is in full swing. Yet the front-runner, disgraced former governor and champion of corporate interests Andrew Cuomo, is nowhere to be found.
The MAGA Plan to Weaken Boxing’s Labor Protections
The Saudi-funded TKO Group, which also owns UFC and WWE, is starting its own boxing promotion. With the support of MAGA Republicans, it plans to upend the sport’s protections, scrap safeguards, and undermine regulatory institutions.
The FDA’s New Culture of Secrecy
Under Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the FDA has purged public health information on vaccines, contraception, HIV, and more. Internal FDA emails reveal deceptive practices that are anything but the “radical transparency” Kennedy promised.
The European Union Still Can’t Shake the Austerity Habit
European leaders have been looking for ways to loosen budgetary rules so they can increase military budgets. But the new policy regime won’t create more room for the social and ecological investment Europe desperately needs after years of austerity.
India and Pakistan Are on the Brink of Catastrophe
Many Hindu nationalists termed the recent Pahalgam terror attack “our October 7” and now call for Pakistan to be “reduced to rubble.” Even under a tenuous cease-fire, nationalist saber-rattling is colliding with the collapse of international law.
Free Speech Is Under Attack in Texas
Texas is currently one of 35 states with robust legal protections against SLAPP suits. New Texas resident Elon Musk is banding together with entrenched fossil fuel interests in a campaign to roll these protections back.
The Left Has to Speak to Average Americans’ Values
Joan C. Williams argues that progressives and leftists aren’t doomed to keep losing working-class voters — if they can stop dismissing the cultural principles that grant average Americans’ lives dignity.
Germany’s New Chancellor Is a Man Without Qualities
Friedrich Merz, Germany’s new chancellor, is the worst possible man for the job. Throughout his career, he has held a dogged commitment to a neoliberal ideology that has destroyed Europe’s social fabric.
Airlines Are Selling Your Data to ICE
An aviation industry clearinghouse is collecting data on air travelers from billions of flights — and selling it to Trump’s immigration enforcers.
Florence Pugh’s Thunderbolts* Shocks Marvel Back to Life
Thunderbolts* is Marvel’s first piece of lively entertainment in years. Maybe there’s another decade of life left in the Marvel Cinematic Universe beast after all.
Will Pope Leo XIV Confront MAGA?
Robert Francis Prevost, the first US-born pope, embodies Catholicism’s anti-nationalist ethos. Will he follow Pope Francis in confronting the resurgence of nativism in the US and abroad?
Keir Starmer Opened the Political Gates for Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage’s hard-right Reform party won a notable victory in last week’s local elections. Reform is feeding off popular disillusionment with Keir Starmer’s government, which has gone out of its way to disappoint hopes for positive change.
Michigan’s Trumpian Attorney General Is a Democrat
Democrats call Trump an authoritarian but often act like him in response to pro-Palestinian protest. Case in point: Michigan’s attorney general, Dana Nessel, who was recently forced to drop her felony prosecutions of student protesters over bias charges.
Germany’s Feeble Grand Coalition
Christian Democrat Friedrich Merz has been confirmed as Germany’s new chancellor. His grand coalition is off to a rocky start — and its call on Germans to swallow austerity is sure to make things worse.
As India Strikes Back, Civilians in Kashmir Pay the Price
As India and Pakistan escalate tensions following the deadly Pahalgam attack, border communities in Kashmir face renewed shelling, economic fallout, and deepening fear. Our reporters bring dispatches from villages where civilians remain on edge.
Europe’s Liberation 80 Years On: Bulgaria
Bulgaria has one of the oldest traditions of anti-fascist struggle in Europe, dating back to the 1920s. The self-serving narratives of contemporary political forces have obscured this rich heritage.
Europe’s Liberation 80 Years On: Yugoslavia and Albania
The Western Balkans was the only place in Europe where resistance movements defeated the Nazis without having to rely on Allied troops. Any progressive future for the region will have to build on the proud legacy of this mass liberation struggle.