MARCH 19. 2026

The Great Lakes are ideal for wind energy. So where is it?

Bureaucratic hurdles and high costs have prevented the offshore wind industry from developing the Great Lakes’ abundant wind resources.

Why $4 gasoline is the tipping point for EVs

As fuel costs climb, the long-term math shifts toward EVs — but consumer hesitation and infrastructure gaps could slow the transition.

Can Rio Tinto take responsibility for QMM?

Recent protests around Rio Tinto's QMM mine in Southern Madagascar are met with a company 'clarification'. But no one is any the wiser.

MARCH 18. 2026

Nigeria’s President Begins a Historic U. K. Visit

Despite their violent colonial past, the two nations have grown much closer in recent years.

U. S. Lawmakers Grill Trump’s Intel Chief on Iran Nuclear Threat

Tulsi Gabbard faced bipartisan scrutiny over the administration’s justifications for the Iran war.

Can Pakistan and Afghanistan De-Escalate?

The strike on a Kabul hospital was the deadliest single incident in the conflict so far.

Tehran Vows to Strike Gulf Oil, Gas Facilities

The threat is in retaliation for alleged Israeli strikes on Iran’s South Pars gas field.

Lebanon’s Negations

Since Monday, March 2, Israel’s armed forces have launched daily airstrikes on Lebanon. Begun after Hezbollah fired a small volley of rockets into Israel

Xi Just Can’t Shake GDP Worship

Chinese officials are being asked to do everything all at once.

Japan Should Help Sink China’s Invasion Fleet

Sanae Takaichi committing to Taiwan’s defense would help keep the peace.

Iran Isn’t Trump’s Only War

Even as Trump wages war on Tehran, he’s reigniting his economic war against U. S. trading partners.

Charade Night

A dispatch from the Art Editor

The Pros and Cons of Negotiating in Public

When Trump’s unconventional approach to diplomacy does—and doesn’t—work.

Transportation Lobbyists Have Donated Thousands to Sean Duffy’s Son-in-Law as He Runs for Congress

Industry money has been pouring into the congressional campaign of Michael Alfonso, a 26-year-old political unknown from Wisconsin. The candidate’s father-in-law happens to be the U. S. secretary of transportation.

BRICS Is Divided on Iran. So Are NATO and the G-7.

The bloc isn’t a geopolitical alliance, and it shouldn’t be expected to function like one.

How to Fix Democracy? Out With the Politicians!

Democracy scholar Hélène Landemore has a radical new proposal.

The World’s Tax-the-Rich Debate Is Heating Up

From millionaire activists to G-20 proposals, efforts to combat wealth inequality are advancing across the United States and Europe.

Books of Love

A conversation about poetry, community, and being Black in America

The Populist International Is Falling Apart

Trump’s war in Iran is blowing up MAGA’s plans for an alliance with Europe’s far right.

Washington’s Russia U-Turn Exposes the Real Logic of Sanctions

The easing of Russian oil restrictions amid the Iran crisis reveals sanctions as tools of power, not justice.