AUGUST 11. 2026

“Total Whitewash”: New Pentagon Report Claims U. S. Killed No Civilians in Boat Strikes

Government officials told The Intercept the War Department’s latest civilian casualty report was “sickening” and a “joke. ”

Canada’s wildfire season is taking a heavy toll on First Nations

Thousands have been displaced as Indigenous leaders raise concerns about firefighting resources, emergency aid, and evacuation decisions.

The Regional Order Iran Wanted Is Taking Shape Without It

Tehran has long called for greater cooperation among Muslim states. The Mecca pact is not what it had in mind.

Here’s What Middle Powers Can Actually Do

Mark Carney’s vision has gone unrealized, but that doesn’t mean states should give up.

The Tantalizing Possibility Of Locating Consciousness In The Brain

Few discoveries would be more consequential than identifying the specific neural structures responsible for subjective experience.

Debanking Dissidents

The Trump administration is following in the footsteps of authoritarian regimes by weaponizing global banking rules against its enemies.

Trump Has His Own Communist Manifesto

Seldom before has the U. S. government intervened so actively in the economy.

China Has Chosen to Disappoint Its Consumers

Beijing’s choice moves Washington’s leverage from tariffs to currency.

Francesca Hong’s “Thanksgiving-Gate” Shows Her Detractors Are Totally Out of Ideas

By digging up a years-old tweet from the Wisconsin Democrat about Thanksgiving, Francesca Hong’s opponents show they’re totally out of ideas.

The Profiler

It seems as though Rachel Syme has interviewed all the grandes dames of New York and Los Angeles. She drank cosmopolitans with Carol Burnett, accompanied

The West Bank, Not Gaza, Should Be Trump’s Priority

With his Gaza plan dead in the water, he should refocus on preventing the next conflagration.

Is There Anyone Who Can Respond to My FOIA Requests? Anyone?

Asking the federal government for public records didn’t always feel like a shell game. But bounced emails and broken portals seem like the new normal.

They’re making record profits, but oil companies still won’t ‘drill, baby, drill’

The war in the Middle East has sent Big Oil’s profits soaring. Companies are pocketing the money rather than expanding drilling.

A new type of levee is taking root in Northern California

Combining flood mitigation with wetland habitat restoration, "horizontal levees" could protect coastal cities and wildlife from rising seas.

Floods can leave communities facing higher overdose deaths for years

Disrupted treatment, unstable housing, and ongoing trauma help explain a troubling pattern of overdoses now emerging after Hurricane Helene.

Emotional meat eaters

Emotional eating comes in more forms than we’d like to admit. Reasoning about food can unlock greater coherence in our lives.

Europe’s Cities Were Designed For A Climate That No Longer Exists

At least 10,000 Europeans died in a single week of June — and the response starts with street design.

What Morocco Was Saying to Spain in Ceuta

The migrant crisis has underscored Madrid’s increasingly tenuous geopolitical position.

The MEP's guide to milking the European Parliament

Meet Septimus Slypocket, a fictional member of the European Parliament determined to make the most of his five-year stint representing the people of…

The Sahara is coming for our lungs

You may have been seeing more deep gold or amber sunsets recently.