Click Here to Read: Tracking the Crisis: Withdrawal. U.S. troops complete their withdrawal from Iraq as Trump rejects Iran’s latest peace proposal, oil climbs past $100 a barrel, and the Treasury market closes its worst quarter since 1994 on The Nation substack on October 03, 2026.

U.S. Soldiers depart Forward Operating Base Baylough, Afghanistan, June 16, 2010, to conduct a patrol. The Soldiers are from 1st Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. William Tremblay, U.S. Army/Released) Image: The U.S. Army.  Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

Click Here to Read: Tracking the Crisis: Red Sea Change: Trump in crisis as Houthi forces seize Yemen’s Red Sea coast, crude tops $100 a barrel and diesel tops $6, and the Fed hikes rates for the first time since 2023  on the Nation Magazine Substack on Sepember 21, 2026.

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Click Here to Read: Trump Wants You to Look Away From the Iran War Fiasco. The United States is losing the conflict, stoking chaos in the region, and inviting economic calamity—all with no end in sight by  by David Faris on the Nation   agazine substack on September 16, 2026.

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Click Here to Read: Nothing to See Here: The 60 Minutes premiere raises disturbing questions about journalism, power, and normalization by Elliot Kirschner on his Through the Fog website on September 14, 2026.

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