Regions and Countries

Maltrato a niñas y mujeres que buscan acceso al aborto por violación

Maltrato a niñas y mujeres que buscan acceso al aborto por violación Maltrato a niñas y mujeres que buscan acceso al aborto por violación

En México, médicos, enfermeras, administradores de hospitales y funcionarios públicos están tratando de impedir que las sobrevivientes de violación tengan acceso al aborto legal.

Oct 10, 2019 / Amy Littlefield and Laura Gottesdiener

Edogan and Trump

Trump’s Erratic Syria Policy Deserves No Anti-Imperialist’s Cheers Trump’s Erratic Syria Policy Deserves No Anti-Imperialist’s Cheers

The Middle East mess requires diplomacy, not Trump’s green-lighting of Turkish aggression.

Oct 9, 2019 / Jeet Heer

Ukraine’s Corruption Is a Mirror of Our Own

Ukraine’s Corruption Is a Mirror of Our Own Ukraine’s Corruption Is a Mirror of Our Own

Ukraine is often portrayed as a hopeless cauldron of corruption teeming with seedy characters. But America often forgets that it takes two to tango.

Oct 9, 2019 / Lev Golinkin

Trump’s Syria Pullout Will Destroy the Middle East’s Only Woman-Led Democracy

Trump’s Syria Pullout Will Destroy the Middle East’s Only Woman-Led Democracy Trump’s Syria Pullout Will Destroy the Middle East’s Only Woman-Led Democracy

Betraying Kurdish forces will threaten a thriving model of governance and empower ISIS all over again.

Oct 8, 2019 / Carne Ross

The NBA Is Only ‘Woke’ When It’s Profitable

The NBA Is Only ‘Woke’ When It’s Profitable The NBA Is Only ‘Woke’ When It’s Profitable

The NBA sides with their multibillion-dollar business partners over the human rights of demonstrators being gunned down in Hong Kong.

Oct 8, 2019 / Dave Zirin

Honduras Protest Hernandez Resign

Hondurans Are Fighting for a Future Against the US-Supported Dictatorship Hondurans Are Fighting for a Future Against the US-Supported Dictatorship

A new broad-based coalition including unions, professionals, students, feminists, farmers, and opposition parties is forging a sustained campaign of resistance.

Oct 8, 2019 / Laura Carlsen

Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Shook Everyone—Except Trump

Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Shook Everyone—Except Trump Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Shook Everyone—Except Trump

For Trump, outrage over the slaying of the journalist was just the cost of doing business with Saudi Arabia. 

Oct 4, 2019 / Mohamad Bazzi

Hong Kong’s Mask Ban Is Just a Cover for a Police Crackdown

Hong Kong’s Mask Ban Is Just a Cover for a Police Crackdown Hong Kong’s Mask Ban Is Just a Cover for a Police Crackdown

The government is using a colonial-era law to impose Beijing’s authoritarian will.

Oct 4, 2019 / Wilfred Chan and JN

Jeremy Corbyn

Labour’s Big Gamble on Brexit Labour’s Big Gamble on Brexit

By dodging a decision on the issue, the party has ceded political ground to the right while demoralizing some of its own ranks.

Oct 4, 2019 / Rachel Shabi

Amnesty International protest

Why Is Europe Still Fueling the War in Yemen? Why Is Europe Still Fueling the War in Yemen?

Despite attempts to ban arms exports, European countries remain important weapons suppliers to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Oct 4, 2019 / Romain Mielcarek

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