Iranian protesters clash with security forces as tear gas fills Tehran streets amid nationwide unrest
Protests escalated across Iran on Monday as demonstrators confronted security forces in Tehran and Mashhad, with authorities deploying tear gas...
Economy
Deportation, Inc.
The most defining feature of Donald Trump’s first year back in office has been the brutality of his deportation machine...
Can Maduro survive as Trump’s oil pressure campaign hits his regime’s weak spot?
For years, Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro has defied predictions of collapse. Sanctions, diplomatic isolation and internal unrest have failed to...
Maduro’s heirs: human rights violators, corrupt enforcers and ruthless loyalists
As the Trump administration escalates pressure on Venezuela, experts warn that Nicolás Maduro’s downfall could open the door to a...
Lavrov warns Europe of retaliation as Zelenskyy opens reconstruction talks with Trump officials
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned on Wednesday that Moscow will retaliate if European governments deploy troops to Ukraine or...
Syrians mark first year since Assad’s fall as US signals new era in relations
Tens of thousands of Syrians flooded the streets of Damascus on Monday to mark the first anniversary of the Assad...
Bulgaria rocked by protests as country draws close to Eurozone membership
Bulgaria’s government withdrew an unpopular 2026 draft budget after tens of thousands of angry people took to the streets in...
Trump Gutted AIDS Health Care at the Worst Possible Time
A woman holds her HIV medication and a hospital records book at her home in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Feb. 7,...
Legalizing Cocaine Is the Only Way to End the Drug War
A Panamanian National Aeronaval Service officer guards 12 tons of cocaine divided into hundreds of packages bound for the United...
AIPAC Donors Back Real Estate Tycoon Who Opposed Gaza Ceasefire For Deep Blue Chicago Seat
Pro-Israel donors have picked a candidate to replace Rep. Danny Davis in Chicago. Jason Friedman, one of 18 candidates vying...
Robert Reich Thinks Democrats Are On the Brink of a New Era
The Labor Department reported September jobs numbers on Thursday, showing employers added 119,000 jobs to the economy but also an...
Rubio Says Maduro is Terrorist-in-Chief of Venezuela’s “Cártel de los Soles.” Is It Even a Real Group?
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced this week his intention to declare the so-called Cártel de los Soles a foreign...
Abdul El-Sayed Wants to Be the First Pro-Palestine Senator From Michigan
Abdul El-Sayed didn’t want to talk about his opponents. Running for Senate in the swing state of Michigan, he’s been...
War in Venezuela, Brought to You By the Same People Who Lied Us Into Iraq
Supporters of President Nicolás Maduro participate in a march to swear in the Bolivarian Grassroots Committees in Caracas, Venezuela, on...
Don’t Let Larry Summers Back Into Polite Society
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers speaks during the World Economy Summit in Washington, D.C., on April 17, 2024. Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP...
