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How a Royal Visit Helped Weaken the Crown’s Grip on the Caribbean

How a Royal Visit Helped Weaken the Crown’s Grip on the Caribbean How a Royal Visit Helped Weaken the Crown’s Grip on the Caribbean

William and Kate’s springtime tour didn’t spark the movement for independence and reparations in the Caribbean, but it did stoke it.

Oct 31, 2022 / Feature / Michela Moscufo

Javier Zamora and the Canon of Undocumented Literature

Javier Zamora and the Canon of Undocumented Literature Javier Zamora and the Canon of Undocumented Literature

The poet’s memoir joins a growing body of work chronicling the personal and political odysseys undocumented Americans face. 

Oct 31, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jesús A. Rodríguez

Lula and Bolsonaro Debate Face to Face Ahead of Historic Run-off

Is Bolsonaro Headed for Defeat? Is Bolsonaro Headed for Defeat?

With an ally recently entangled in an armed standoff with police, the Brazilian president is rapidly losing ground to an emboldened Lula.

Oct 28, 2022 / Benjamin Fogel

Why Does the Democratic Republic of the Congo Keep Arresting Journalists?

Why Does the Democratic Republic of the Congo Keep Arresting Journalists? Why Does the Democratic Republic of the Congo Keep Arresting Journalists?

What happened to Steve Wembi?

Oct 28, 2022 / Nicolas Niarchos

Election 2022 House Alaska

Sarah Palin Looks Like a Loser Sarah Palin Looks Like a Loser

The original reality-TV Republican is trailing Democrat Mary Peltola in Alaska.

Oct 28, 2022 / John Nichols

Daniel Smith

Daniel Smith Daniel Smith

Low visibility.

Oct 28, 2022 / Steve Brodner

Vaccines Vs. Viruses

Vaccines Vs. Viruses Vaccines Vs. Viruses

With Covid, polio, and viral clades spreading worldwide, vaccines provide the best protection against serious illness.

Oct 28, 2022 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman walking together during the Jeddah Security and Development Summit (GCC+3) at a hotel in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022.

Biden’s Embarrassing Saudi Failure Biden’s Embarrassing Saudi Failure

The latest diplomatic fiasco underlines America’s continuing vulnerability to interference from oil-rich autocracies.

Oct 28, 2022 / Jeet Heer

The Cuban Missile Crisis Cover-Up

The Cuban Missile Crisis Cover-Up The Cuban Missile Crisis Cover-Up

How JFK and Robert Kennedy hid the quid pro quo that saved the world from nuclear war.

Oct 28, 2022 / Peter Kornbluh

A painting in Novaya Gazeta's Moscow editorial office, of Russian President Vladimir Putin and other political figures reading the independent newspaper.

Propaganda’s Worst Enemy Propaganda’s Worst Enemy

Samizdat 2.0 is here, and so is the hope of change in Russians’ mindset.

Oct 28, 2022 / Stanislav Kucher

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