Elusive COVID Justice: Where Are the Prosecutions?

By Ben Bartee, February 23, 2026

A year and change into the Golden Age — a deep, and thus far unquenched, thirst for justice among a huge portion of the MAGA base notwithstanding — the administration has prosecuted precisely zero COVID criminals.

The Nowhere Box: Largest Area of the Human Mind

By Robert J. Burrowes, February 24, 2026

The list of things that people do not want to know is enormous, effectively constituting the domain of what it is necessary to know to understand oneself and the world (rather than live in delusion about them). Here are just six items to illustrate this point.

American Attack on Iran: World War

By Mojmir Babacek, February 24, 2026

Donald Trump’s current primary objective is to deal another blow to China by cutting off its access to Iranian oil. After Venezuela, Iran would become the next oil-rich nation to face U.S. occupation and stop its supplies of oil to China.

The Roots of Nazi Ideology: Arthur Graf J. Gobineau and His Racial-Racist Political Theory

By Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović, February 24, 2026

Arthur Graf J. Gobineau (1818‒1882) can be safely considered the founder of modern racial and racist theory, which had a significant influence on later racial theories in the following century, especially those of Nazi origin.

Suing for Social Media Addiction: Mark Zuckerberg Takes the Stand

By Dr. Binoy Kampmark, February 24, 2026

It’s not a rare thing to see the founder of Facebook ducking and weaving before the irate comments of Congress as he explains, for yet another time, why his network does not harm, has no intention to harm and, if harm arose, it was unforeseen and unintended.

Why Has Cuba Failed to Pivot to China and Russia for Stronger Partnerships?

By Miguel Santos García, February 23, 2026

As the United States intensifies its aggressive posture toward both Cuba and Iran and just a month and a half since Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro’s negotiated abduction, China and Russia are seemingly stepping forward with offers of assistance that would seem to offer Havana a pathway to survival.

Between Partnership and Pressure: Is the U.S. Agreement Limiting India’s Sovereign Choices?

By Alan Callow, February 23, 2026

The framework trade agreement concluded in February 2026 between India and the United States, which was formally intended to liberalise bilateral trade, has sparked an intense debate within India. Opposition parties, industry experts and farmers’ organisations view the terms of the deal as unprecedented concessions that could undermine New Delhi’s strategic autonomy.