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A girl lights a candle at a vigil

US Policy Caused the Deaths of 39 Migrants in Juárez US Policy Caused the Deaths of 39 Migrants in Juárez

The Biden administration’s offshoring of US asylum obligations is killing people, not deterring them.

Apr 3, 2023 / Alejandra Oliva

Garbage cans in the sixth arrondissement of Paris overflowing

Paris Is Overflowing With Trash—and With Rage at Macron Paris Is Overflowing With Trash—and With Rage at Macron

The massive accumulation of trash in France’s capital is one of the most visible—and smelly—signs of the opposition to Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform.

Apr 1, 2023 / Cécile Alduy

It’s Been a Year. Why Hasn’t Biden Freed Eyvin Hernandez?

It’s Been a Year. Why Hasn’t Biden Freed Eyvin Hernandez? It’s Been a Year. Why Hasn’t Biden Freed Eyvin Hernandez?

The LA public defender was wrongfully and arbitrarily detained in Venezuela one year ago this week. It’s past time for the US government to bring him back.

Mar 30, 2023 / Traci Blackburn, Henry Martinez, and Bahar Mirhosseni

Former Defense Secretary General James Mattis speaks with Richard Haass (right), president of The Council on Foreign Relations, in 2019.

After the Iraq Debacle, Why Does the National Security Establishment Remain Unshaken? After the Iraq Debacle, Why Does the National Security Establishment Remain Unshaken?

Mission unaccomplished—and lessons unlearned.

Mar 30, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Russian soldiers on Red Square

We Still Don’t Know Why Russia Invaded Ukraine We Still Don’t Know Why Russia Invaded Ukraine

From the beginning, the war has thoroughly confounded military mavens and experts on Russia and Ukraine.

Mar 30, 2023 / Rajan Menon

The remnants of a police station which was struck by a Russian missile in Bilopillya, Ukraine.

On the Ukraine-Russia Border, War Is Impossible to Escape On the Ukraine-Russia Border, War Is Impossible to Escape

Civilians in border villages have been nervously going about their daily lives while trying to survive the never-ending threat of Russian attacks.

Mar 30, 2023 / Leif Reigstad

Israeli protesters in Tel Aviv on March 11, 2023.

Israeli Protesters Say They’re Defending Freedom. Palestinians Know Better. Israeli Protesters Say They’re Defending Freedom. Palestinians Know Better.

The judiciary that protesters say protects their freedom is a key architect of the apartheid regime that has stolen so much freedom from Palestinians.

Mar 30, 2023 / Mohammed El-Kurd

Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin

Putin’s Nuremberg Moment Putin’s Nuremberg Moment

The ICC’s arrest warrant against the Russian president was historic. But where will it lead?

Mar 28, 2023 / Reed Brody

Israelis hold flags at a protest

Israel’s Protest Movement Is Bringing Netanyahu to His Knees Israel’s Protest Movement Is Bringing Netanyahu to His Knees

A movement that started out against a judicial coup has morphed into an uprising. Yet questions loom about what this moment portends for Palestinians.

Mar 27, 2023 / Haggai Matar

Protests against pension reform in France

What Will Macron Do When Arbitrary Arrests and Police Violence Fail? What Will Macron Do When Arbitrary Arrests and Police Violence Fail?

Bypassing the National Assembly to force through his unpopular pension reform looked like a clever move—until it brought the French people back onto the streets.

Mar 27, 2023 / Harrison Stetler

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