Mark James

Detroit is unraveling. And America is right behind it. After decades of deindustrialization, economic decline, and rising income disparities, entire neighborhoods stand abandoned, police patrols cling to the gentrified downtown core, and the rest of the city is left to fend for itself. When the...

The Persian Gulf erupts. When a U.S. aircraft carrier explodes and sinks off Bahrain, Washington blames Tehran. Hours later, Iranian-backed militants strike the U.S. Navy base in Manama and the Bahraini royal palace. Retaliatory American airstrikes follow, pushing the region toward all-out war.

The aftermath of war can be more dangerous than war itself. Iran’s surprise, pre-emptive offensive may be over, but thousands of Americans—military personnel, civilian workers, and their families—remain stranded across the region. With access routes disrupted and Washington politically...