JULY 21. 2026

Dinosaurs Roam the Aspen Security Forum

This year’s conference could have been held in 2003, 2008, or 2011.

There’s a Fix for Israel’s Image Crisis

A reluctant opposition needs a radically new pathway on Palestine.

“Cover-Up” Unravels as Pentagon Admits Nearly 100 Injured in Iran Strikes

The Department of War disclosed a massive spike in U. S. military casualties, but it’s still not showing in the official count.

What Humanity Needs To Flourish In The Next Decade

We are headed toward a world of productivity without prosperity, execution without verification and capacity without constraint. But this outcome is not inevitable.

Watching Soccer

Arriving at the hotel in Kansas City, I realized I had never been in a hotel full of Ecuadorians because in Ecuador, the hotels are full of tourists. It was a sea of bright yellow soccer jerseys. Vamos, carajo! Everyone was singing, walking around wrapped in the flag, greeting strangers warmly. It was more Ecuadorian than Ecuador.

ICE Mandates Dress Code After Killings and Botched Arrest

Updates to ICE's dress code ban deportation officers from wearing jeans, hoodies, and graphic tees, according to a leaked document.

Consulting the Oracle

In the fall of 2022, I saw the novelist Sheila Heti give a presentation on her conversations with early AI chat bots. Their names were Eliza, Alice, and

Nancy Pelosi’s Pick for SF House Seat Takes Anti-AIPAC Pledge

Pelosi-backed House candidate Connie Chan’s embrace by TrackAIPAC signals the growing influence of a politics skeptical of Israel.

Modi’s Great Anglo Paradox

Cultural decolonization advances alongside unprecedented Western partnerships.

The Western Myth of Russian Greatness

There is a long history of foreigners idealizing Russia and exaggerating its power.

My Maddening Quest to Find Out if Blueberries Come From Farms Where Workers Were Harmed

Max Blau spent a year reporting on abuses of farmworkers. It left him wondering: Is the produce he buys at the grocery store part of the problem?

Why the Iran war hasn’t caused a global oil crisis — yet

The world has found ways to adapt without crude from the Strait of Hormuz. Experts say that won’t last.

French Polynesia objects to an American seabed mining plan made without its input

French Polynesia was "approached, but not consulted" about a Bay Area startup's plan to explore the seabed near its marine preserve.

As climate change threatens their lands, Indigenous nations demand more power at the UN

From the Arctic to the Pacific, Indigenous advocates say their voices are too often ignored at the United Nations and that must change.

Gene editing regulations ruled unlawful

The British Government acted unlawfully when removing some safeguards around gene editing for food.

Europe’s Drug War Punishes the Poor and Spares the Powerful

As welfare provision retreats, European states police the marginalised while laundering networks and corporate enablers escape scrutiny.

Trump Needs to Defy History to End the Iran War

U. S. presidents are virtually never able to end the stalemated wars they start.

Armenian Democracy Faces a Threat From Within

A predatory opposition, fueled by external support, is gaining influence within the state.

What 1.4 million women stand to lose in a Belgian warehouse

For more than a year, a warehouse in the Flemish town of Geel has been storing contraceptives – pills, intrauterine devices , but also condoms –

Tour de France, too hot to handle?

The Tour de France is in full swing, and it's hot. Really hot. Global warming has been pushing temperatures up across France, where they've been unusu