AUGUST 14. 2026

How Ronald Reagan Sold Calm to Americans

Emotional reassurance came to be mistaken for competent governance.

Zhu Rongji’s Death Is the Final Knell for China’s Breakneck Reform Era

Under President Xi Jinping, politics and security, not real change, come first.

Yes, the Iran War Really Is Similar to Vietnam

Trump’s war is “The Best and the Brightest”—but without the best and the brightest.

AI Needs Public Feedback at Scale Before It’s Too Late

Technologies of disruption are also the platform for social consensus.

Burnham feels the heat

Green groups call for Andy Burnham, the British PM, to end his silence on climate breakdown.

Why Aging May Be a Program, Not a Breakdown

By deciphering the molecular signatures of millions of mouse cells, Junyue Cao has found that aging is not haphazard wear and tear but rather a “remodeling of the cell society. ”

Colombia’s Week of Rupture

Monday’s deadly earthquake presents the country’s new president with his first big test.

What Does a Puta Want?

In 1984, the year before Brazil transitioned from a military dictatorship to a tenuous democracy, a young woman named Gabriela Leite attended a national

How Trump’s Unprecedented Effort to Prosecute Noncitizen Voters Fell Apart

To prove the president’s claims of illegal voting, the government has harnessed the power of Homeland Security Investigations, a branch of DHS established to combat the worst cross-border crime. So far, the effort has produced meager results.

Has the Left Really Met Its Limit?

David Sirota on Francesca Hong’s defeat, what it means for the insurgent left, and how the American presidency has consolidated king-like power.

Wall Street’s Nonprofits Use Selective, Opaque Logic to Defund Charities

A quarter of all individual giving in the U. S. is made through donor-advised funds. A ProPublica investigation reveals how these high-stakes decisions to cut off funding often leave charities, donors and the public in the dark.

Cornell to Pro-Palestine Students Targeted by ICE: Come Back to the U. S. or Lose Funding

Two graduate students were finishing their degrees abroad because of the Trump administration's targeting. Cornell is ordering them back to campus.

The EPA’s data on cancer risk from air pollution has gone dark

For decades, communities have relied on the agency's cancer risk estimates to hold polluters accountable. This year, it's missing.

Congress may kill the federal heat rule before OSHA can

In a summer of record-breaking heat, a congressional committee has moved to block the Biden-era proposal. What gives?

Unions demand laws on maximum work temperatures

Most people in Britain want workplace temperature limits to combat heatwaves – poll.

Who wants a makeover in Europe's annual culture pageant?

Every year, the EU hands a few cities an unusual mandate: strengthen European unity and boost local culture.

AUGUST 13. 2026

The Iran War Has Left the U. S. Dangerously Exposed

The fight has offered Iran and other adversaries a clear picture of U. S. weaknesses.

Israel Clashes With Settlers in the West Bank

U. S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee issued a rare condemnation of settler “terrorists. ”

Mojtaba Khamenei Is Planning for a Long War

The supreme leader’s new government appointments reveal the outlines of his military strategy.

Why Hackers Keep Going After U. S. Water Supplies

A spate of new attacks believed to be linked to Iran has highlighted the water sector’s vulnerability.