MARCH 9. 2026

​​Native Students Receive Excessive Discipline in This New Mexico School District, Report Finds

The Navajo Nation report echoes a 2022 investigation by New Mexico In Depth and ProPublica that found Indigenous students were punished more harshly than other students in the state’s Gallup-McKinley school district.

Targeting Iran’s Fragile Water Infrastructure Puts the Whole Region in Danger

Striking desalination plants risks a spiral of deadly retaliation.

Oil Markets Are Starting to Take the Iran War Seriously

Releasing strategic reserves would be a fillip, but opening the Strait of Hormuz is the key to lower prices.

Iran War Promises Even More Pain for Farmers

By waging war in the Middle East, Trump is set to further strain one of his key voter bases.

U. S. Military Refuses to Endorse Trump Claim That Iran Bombed Girls’ School

“It would be inappropriate to comment given the incident is under investigation, ” CENTCOM told The Intercept.

No, Turkey Is Not the New Iran

Elevating Erdogan into an existential threat is dangerous and self-defeating for Israel.

Iran Threat Exposes Britain’s Shrinking Military Reach

Decades of disarmament have come to a head under the Starmer government.

North Korea Is Getting Serious About Space Weapons

The new chapter in defense planning seems like a direct response to Trump’s Golden Dome.

Sisi Faces Modest Fury Over Iran War

Fallout from the U. S. -Israeli attack reveals the weakness of Egypt’s dictator.

Indigenous activists smeared on socials

Social media weaponised to criminalise Indigenous leaders and climate activists in Guatemala.

China Is Learning the Lessons of Hard Power

The Iran strikes will convince Beijing to double down on military growth.

The Myth of AI Sovereignty

Even superpowers will find it is impossible to own the entire supply chain.

Israel Destroyed Gaza’s Roads and Transit. Now, We Walk Everywhere.

Israeli bombing left cars in Gaza immobile and roads impassable. The assault on Iran has only spiked prices and worsened conditions.

Keeping Kyiv Warm Under Fire

As Russian strikes batter the grid, a corruption scandal deepens Ukraine’s winter crisis.

The future of geothermal energy may depend on fossil fuel workers

The next generation of geothermal energy is drawing on decades of talent and technical expertise developed in the oil and gas industries.

The US barely bothers to track geoengineering. What could go wrong?

Whether it's cloud seeding or covering the Arctic in tiny glass beads, there’s little standing in the way of weather modification.

Indigenous rights, the environment, and international law: What’s at stake at this week’s seabed mining talks

Trump's aggressive push toward deep-sea mining is putting pressure on global negotiators to act fast to shape deep-sea mining rules.

Pensions, Housing, Jobs: One Fund to Fix Them All

A compulsory second-tier pension fund invested exclusively in social housing would tame rents, boost employment, and deliver stable retirement income.

Populism’s Real Target in Europe Is Not the Elite — It Is the Worker

Populist leaders promise to empower “the people” but systematically sideline the institutions through which workers actually exercise power.