Unasked Questions About US-Ukrainian Relations Unasked Questions About US-Ukrainian Relations
Is US national security being trumped by loathing for Trump?
Oct 3, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
An Unstoppable Movement Takes Hold An Unstoppable Movement Takes Hold
The United Nations secretary general recounts the successes of the UN Climate Action Summit and the tough road ahead to ensure the survival our species.
Oct 3, 2019 / António Guterres
The Dark Side of Portugal’s Economic Success Story The Dark Side of Portugal’s Economic Success Story
The country’s left-wing coalition has prioritized private investment and economic growth over public services such as housing, education, and forest fire prevention.
Oct 3, 2019 / Mickaël Correia
Trump Is High on His Own Supply Trump Is High on His Own Supply
Ukrainegate proves that the paranoid style of politics is alive and well—and spreading through the executive branch.
Oct 2, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Hong Kong’s Lost Generation Hong Kong’s Lost Generation
What does it mean to grow up fighting a superpower?
Oct 2, 2019 / Benjamin Haas
Bolivia’s Remarkable Socialist Success Story Bolivia’s Remarkable Socialist Success Story
President Evo Morales has transformed his country’s economy with an unapologetically left-wing agenda—but can it last?
Oct 1, 2019 / Zeeshan Aleem
The Courts Are Fighting Back Against Trump’s Brutal Immigration Policies The Courts Are Fighting Back Against Trump’s Brutal Immigration Policies
Federal judges just issued rulings protecting immigrant children, slowing fast-track deportations, and restricting ICE detention orders.
Oct 1, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky
UN Accuses US-Allied Forces of War Crimes in Syria UN Accuses US-Allied Forces of War Crimes in Syria
US generals are seemingly unaware of the allegations or whether they leveled Syrian villages.
Sep 27, 2019 / Nick Turse
Israel Canceled the FIFA Palestine Cup for No Apparent Reason Israel Canceled the FIFA Palestine Cup for No Apparent Reason
Many think it was done to drive a wedge between the West Bank and Gaza in order to thwart the aspirations to nationhood of the Palestinian people.
Sep 26, 2019 / Dave Zirin
The Tragic Logic of the Attacks on the Saudi Oil Plants The Tragic Logic of the Attacks on the Saudi Oil Plants
The strikes did not claim any human victims, they claimed oil, millions and millions of barrels of it—which is precisely why it may lead to war.
Sep 26, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich