The frog of America is not in a pot of water coming to a slow boil. The frog of America is in the middle of a pile of rapidly accumulating rubble.
Trump’s Terrifying Talent for Multitrashing
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North America
Boy-Gangsters in High Office
Many citizens of Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran are unhappy with their regimes. But it is not up to self-proclaimed saviors from the outside to overthrow the leaders of those countries.
Why the War in Iran Defies a Quick End
The conflict is descending into a protracted, grinding stalemate of social and civilizational endurance.
Trump, the Dying Multilateral Order, and the Global South
International law has been replaced by the principle of might makes right.
It’s Already a World War
Ruthless authoritarian leaders–Putin, Trump, Netanyahu–have declared war on international law.
Planet Palantir
How a clique of unhinged techno-optimists is putting humanity at risk.
This Is What Accountability Looks Like
Whether it’s the refusal to release all the Epstein files, the failure to punish Trump for his anti-democratic actions, or the launching of the war in Iran, the United States is becoming as unaccountable as Russia under Putin.
Tehran’s Decapitation and the End of an Era
The United States and Israel are gambling that the jungle law of sheer force can birth a new Middle Eastern order.
The Death of Mencho and the Delusion of Mexican Drug Interdiction
Responsibility runs north as well as south.
The U.S. Is Exacerbating Haiti’s Gender Violence Crisis
Sexual and reproductive rights are not optional — even or especially when countries experience systemic collapse.