Six Months After Minneapolis, ICE Has Doubled Down
A New Lines investigation in Texas reveals how, in the six months since the deadly raids in Minneapolis, federal immigration agents have adopted less visible tactics, using state police forces and an opaque bureaucracy to ramp up deportations and push migrants — even those here legally — to self-deport.
Soccer, Power and the Politics of America’s World Cup
Simon Kuper joins Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss the politics of the 2026 World Cup, why he says America "isn't just Trump," and how soccer became a vehicle for money and power.
Syria’s New Parliament of Networks
The backgrounds of those taking their seats in Syria’s new People's Assembly reveal overlapping networks that emerged from the years of revolution and civil war, and a parliament that is anything but a monolith.
Why the Church of Rome Is Not Afraid of Trump
Six months before the midterm elections, Pope Leo called President Trump’s threat to destroy Iran “unacceptable” and urged Americans to call on their representatives to oppose the war. Trump’s enraged reaction has since proved useful to the Vatican. The first American pope will not back down.
How the World Celebrated America’s 200th Birthday
The U.S. bicentennial in 1976 was an international affair, celebrated in diverse ways by countries around the world, in a turning point for American soft power and a rejection of the blunt propaganda of the early Cold War.