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Crowded market at The Hague

Choosing Between a Headscarf and a Job Choosing Between a Headscarf and a Job

An EU court’s ruling against a woman who wore a hijab to work is part of a continuing crackdown on Muslim identity in Europe.

May 2, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Pushing the Limits of Photography

Pushing the Limits of Photography Pushing the Limits of Photography

The reflexive photography of Paul Mpagi Sepuya and Jason Loebs.

May 2, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

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Trump Wants to Build a Giant Steel Dome Trump Wants to Build a Giant Steel Dome

“And we’ll make the liberals pay for it!”

May 2, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

The New York Times Dean Baquet at SXSW

What Do Bret Stephens and Dean Baquet Have in Common with Donald Trump? What Do Bret Stephens and Dean Baquet Have in Common with Donald Trump?

The president is not the only one to dress up intellectual dishonesty as bravery.

May 1, 2017 / Joan Walsh

What Is to Be Done in Venezuela?

What Is to Be Done in Venezuela? What Is to Be Done in Venezuela?

An ad-hoc Committee to Save Venezuela offers observations and recommendations that differ from those found in our missionary mainstream media.

May 1, 2017 / Greg Grandin

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7 Things Donald Trump Gets Absolutely Wrong About Andrew Jackson 7 Things Donald Trump Gets Absolutely Wrong About Andrew Jackson

Trump imagines Jackson, a slaveholder, as a “big hearted” statesman who could have averted the Civil War.

May 1, 2017 / John Nichols

Trump's Amended Travel Ban

The Chilling of Middle Eastern Studies The Chilling of Middle Eastern Studies

Whether or not Trump’s Muslim ban comes to fruition, the rhetoric around the ban is having widespread consequences on academic exploration at exactly the time it’s needed most.

May 1, 2017 / StudentNation / Mariam Elba

The Day Without Immigrant Workers Has Begun

The Day Without Immigrant Workers Has Begun The Day Without Immigrant Workers Has Begun

Immigrant workers and fast-food workers across the country are saying no to exploitation in their workplaces and Trump’s attacks from the White House.

May 1, 2017 / Michelle Chen

The March to Save the Planet

The March to Save the Planet The March to Save the Planet

Saturday’s Peoples Climate March brought together activists from indigenous resistance groups to Black Lives Matter to the Boy Scouts, all demanding: Act now.

Apr 30, 2017 / Audrea Lim

Anti-government protests in Turkey after the referendum

After Turkey’s Referendum, the Clampdown Continues—but Activists Pledge Resistance After Turkey’s Referendum, the Clampdown Continues—but Activists Pledge Resistance

“We do not consider these results legitimate and we don’t accept them,” says one opposition leader.

Apr 28, 2017 / Jesse Rosenfeld

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