South Korean Protesters Thwarted More Than Just a Coup Attempt South Korean Protesters Thwarted More Than Just a Coup Attempt
The uprising against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol prevented him from seizing dictatorial powers. It may also help avoid a cold war with China.
Dec 4, 2024 / John Carl Baker
Protests Engulf Georgia Protests Engulf Georgia
The political crisis is escalating.
Dec 4, 2024 / Vadim Nikitin
The UN Has Generations of Palestinian Blood on Its Hands The UN Has Generations of Palestinian Blood on Its Hands
Though it is often seen as a target of Israeli aggression, the UN has always played a crucial role in the oppression of Palestinians.
Dec 3, 2024 / Zena Tahhan
For Those Who Know They Have Not Done Enough to Stop Israel’s War on Gaza For Those Who Know They Have Not Done Enough to Stop Israel’s War on Gaza
It is shamefully easy to keep going about one’s life while Israel continues its onslaught on Gaza with full US support—and it’s absolutely essential to resist that impulse.
Dec 3, 2024 / Haggai Matar
A State Crackdown in Pakistan Threatens Continuing Unrest A State Crackdown in Pakistan Threatens Continuing Unrest
Protesters in support of Imran Khan’s PTI party were met with obstruction and violence, leading to mounting public outrage.
Dec 2, 2024 / Hasan Ali
How the War in Ukraine Has Been a Major Contributor to Global Inflation How the War in Ukraine Has Been a Major Contributor to Global Inflation
And it has been a strategic boon to the far right at home and abroad.
Dec 2, 2024 / Branko Marcetic
The Nonstop Gay Sex Party on the Mexico City Subway The Nonstop Gay Sex Party on the Mexico City Subway
The city’s metro hosts—and authorities unofficially sanction—a queer institution unlike any other.
Dec 2, 2024 / Feature / A.W. Strouse
The Exiled Palestinian Poet Fighting Censorship in Democracies The Exiled Palestinian Poet Fighting Censorship in Democracies
Ghayath Almadhoun had a poetry event in Berlin canceled simply because he’s Palestinian. At least 200 more artists have been silenced over Palestine in Germany since.
Nov 29, 2024 / Ghayath Almadhoun
America Has Done Mass Deportation Before America Has Done Mass Deportation Before
From the Indian Removal Act of 1830 to the deportation of Mexican Americans during the Great Depression, Trump can easily find precedents for his policy. None of them ended well.
Nov 25, 2024 / Eric Foner
Wall Street Embraces MBS’s Money Man Wall Street Embraces MBS’s Money Man
After the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, business leaders made a show of shunning Saudi Arabia, doing deals only behind closed doors. Now it’s all out in the open.
Nov 25, 2024 / Jonathan Guyer