FEBRUARY 11. 2026

What War With Iran Would Look Like

Decapitation strikes against the regime are likely. An invasion is not.

Gwich’in fight to protect caribou from Alaska oil development

For "the caribou people, " protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge means protecting a way of life.

Why Thai Conservatives Just Won Big

An epochal win may yet mask a deeper desire for reform in the electorate.

FEBRUARY 10. 2026

Americans Want Accountability With the Epstein Files. Elites Couldn't Care Less

Each new document drop makes clear that elites operate with impunity. It's high time to banish Epstein associates from public life.

Will Britain’s Labour Party Survive the Epstein Files?

Pressure mounts for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign from Downing Street.

The Year of the Fire Horse Finds Xi on Edge

China’s president looks secure on the world stage, but trouble is brewing on the home front.

Beyond Blocs

Europe and China will not align nor compete, but selectively cooperate

Utilities in the Southeast may be overestimating the AI boom

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. As more and more data centers crop up throughout Georgia and the Southeast, a recent study finds they may need less energy than the industry and utilities have been predicting.

Will the United States Attack Iran?

Tehran is threatening to “regionalize the war” if Washington uses force.

Google Handed ICE Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers

Amandla Thomas-Johnson didn't know how much information ICE requested in a subpoena now. Google never gave him a chance to fight it.

Trump’s Trade Policy Is Teaching Partners Washington Can’t Be Trusted

From South Korea to Canada, allies are hedging their bets.

AIPAC Just Helped Put a Bernie Sanders Alum in Congress

The pro-Israel lobby poured money into New Jersey’s special election — and ended up splitting the vote between two moderates.

Pam Bondi Is Pushing Death Sentences for People Spared By Her Predecessor

Trump’s AG is ramping up death penalty prosecutions, targeting defendants previously told they wouldn’t face execution.

Challenges Overshadow Hope in Gaza

Major fighting has ended, but irreconcilable positions will bedevil Trump’s peace plan.

‘Fill It With Reality’

In 1962 Françoise Ega, a Martinican woman working odd jobs and raising five children in Marseille, stumbled upon a newspaper article about Carolina Maria

The hidden cost of beef

Brazil’s Cerrado is being transformed by industrial agriculture - with British trade playing a direct role in the loss of water systems, biodiversity and climate stability.

Shell shock for Dutch climate policy

Shell sues Netherlands for billions in secretive ‘corporate court’ over Groningen gas field closure.

Data centers are scrambling to power the AI boom with natural gas

As tech giants find creative ways to generate electricity, they’re building a glut of new fossil fuel projects.

Keir Starmer Lived, and Will Die, by Narcissism

The Labour Party’s decades of backbiting and pettiness have collapsed on it.

Geothermal could replace almost half of the EU’s fossil fuel power

Advances in drilling and subsurface engineering are unlocking a constant, carbon-free power source deep within the Earth.