Time to End the West’s Xenophobic Double Standard on Refugees Time to End the West’s Xenophobic Double Standard on Refugees
Racism lowers the floor for how all people are treated. But it’s not too late to change.
May 18, 2022 / Khury Petersen-Smith and Azadeh Shahshahani
The British Empire’s Worldwide Devastation The British Empire’s Worldwide Devastation
Caroline Elkins’s new history of the British Empire is a damning account of its violent crimes against its subjects.
May 16, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Howard W. French
Russian Victory Day in Kyiv Russian Victory Day in Kyiv
Despite the sirens, and the speeches, the missiles never came.
May 10, 2022 / Leif Reigstad
There’s Genocide in Tigray, but Nobody’s Talking About it There’s Genocide in Tigray, but Nobody’s Talking About it
The reasons range from Internet shutdowns to just pure racism.
May 10, 2022 / David Volodzko
A Tale of Two Bulldozers A Tale of Two Bulldozers
What India’s demolition of Muslim homes reveals about the India-Israel relationship.
May 2, 2022 / Pranay Somayajula
What Is Left of History? What Is Left of History?
Joan Scott’s On the Judgment of History asks us to imagine the past without the idea of progress. But what gets left out in the process?
May 2, 2022 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell
Why So Many Ukrainians Are Returning Home Why So Many Ukrainians Are Returning Home
Many Ukrainian men leave little behind when they head back.
Apr 28, 2022 / Carol Schaeffer
The Ukraine Conflict Is Not About American Freedom The Ukraine Conflict Is Not About American Freedom
Washington elites are ignoring history when they try to spin this war to restore faith in US leadership.
Apr 28, 2022 / Feature / Andrew J. Bacevich
Aleksandar Hemon on What’s Different About the War in Ukraine Aleksandar Hemon on What’s Different About the War in Ukraine
A conversation with the author about nationalism, displacement, and the importance of dancing.
Apr 27, 2022 / Q&A / Carol Schaeffer
Jackie Robinson, Pioneer of BDS Jackie Robinson, Pioneer of BDS
The Dodgers great didn’t just break Major League Baseball’s color line. He was also an activist whose legacy reaches from Brooklyn to South Africa to Palestine.
Apr 15, 2022 / Robert Ross