Thursday, November 5, 2026
Aerial view of the five-sided Pentagon building and its surroundings.

Last Night’s “Blue Wave” Means Nothing if We Don’t Stop the NDAA

As taxpayers, we are funding our own endgame, but we don't have to.
Official portrait of Rep. Adam Smith.

Top Armed Services Democrat backs impeaching Trump and Hegseth

Rep. Adam Smith, who would likely chair the committee if Democrats win the House, reversed the position he gave TIME in May.
U.S. soldiers on patrol in a city street in Iraq.

Empire of Defeat: Growing Old in a World Growing Even Older

“Honestly, it’s hard to believe that, once upon a distant time, I was born into an America still fighting a world war.”

Gaza newborn dies of hypothermia as Israel continues to block lifesaving aid

A two-week-old infant’s death amid winter storms underscores mounting warnings from UN agencies that blocked shelter, destroyed hospitals, and widespread hunger are making exposure deadly for Gaza’s youngest residents.
Tehran. Photo: Amir Pashaei / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Officials of Mecca Pact Nations gather for Talks in Tehran, Defying Trump

Pakistan's army chief, Saudi Arabia's defense minister and Turkey's intelligence director met Iran's president, a rare Saudi visit.
The hall of the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo. Photo: Hadi / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Trump Expects the Nobel Peace Prize

Why Trump Expects the Nobel Peace Prize
Map of the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Trump says he is weighing an Iran deal or renewed strikes as Hormuz ship...

Iran's Revolutionary Guard says seven ships were hit Thursday, which U.S. Central Command denies, while Iran's ambassador to Pakistan says Tehran offered to reopen the strait if the blockade ends.
The Shenzhen skyline. Photo: Dinkun Chen / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Arms Control, not Ukraine, Should Be on the Superpower Agenda

The proposed meeting of Trump, Putin, and Xi nex month in Shenzhen could make real progress on arms control—as long as it steers clear of the Ukraine war.
An olive harvest in Palestine. Photo: بدارين / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Olive Theft is Just one Component of Israel’s Colonial Structure

UN Special Rapporteurs say settler violence and access limits during the olive harvest are causing economic hardship, and Ramona Wadi argues UN statements have become the only form of intervention.
The Zone of Interest at the Cannes Film Festival. Photo: Canal22 / CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

30 Months After Uproar Over Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar Speech, What Do His Pro-Israel Denouncers...

Ten signers of a 2024 open letter condemning the director’s Academy Awards speech told the author whether their views have changed since.