World

Celebrations erupted around Syria and crowds ransacked President Bashar al-Assad's luxurious home on December 8 after Islamist-led rebels swept into Damascus and declared that he had fled the country, in a spectacular end to five decades of Baath party rule.

What’s Next for Syrian Refugees? What’s Next for Syrian Refugees?

While Syrians around the world are celebrating the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, they are still cautious about what comes next.

Feb 19, 2025 / Helen Benedict

People hold banners during a rally in support of Ukrainian POWs near the railway station on February 16, 2025, in Odesa, Ukraine.

A New International Campaign Rises in Ukraine A New International Campaign Rises in Ukraine

Its goal is unmistakable: let Ukrainian civilian prisoners go.

Feb 19, 2025 / Mary Kaldor and Luke Cooper

Argentian President Javier Milei outside the Casa Rosada presidential palace in Buenos Aires.

Javier Milei’s Crypto Scandal Is Part of a Larger Network of Grift and Graft Javier Milei’s Crypto Scandal Is Part of a Larger Network of Grift and Graft

The Argentinian president faces impeachment charges for endorsing a crypto rug pull, via the same network that apparently launched Melania Trump’s memecoin.

Feb 19, 2025 / Jacob Silverman

UN special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese.

Francesca Albanese Wants to Put an End to Israel’s Impunity Francesca Albanese Wants to Put an End to Israel’s Impunity

A conversation with the UN special rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories on the plain facts of Israel’s war crimes.

Feb 19, 2025 / Nadine Talaat

Beatriz Nascimento’s Histories of Afro-Brazilian Rebellion 

Beatriz Nascimento’s Histories of Afro-Brazilian Rebellion  Beatriz Nascimento’s Histories of Afro-Brazilian Rebellion 

The scholar, poet, and filmmaker devoted her life to sketching out a revisionist historiography of resistance in Latin America but also the world.

Feb 18, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Yasmina Price

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks at a rally outside of the U.S. Capitol in support of USAID in Washington, DC on February 5, 2025.

USAID Is Not Worth Blindly Defending USAID Is Not Worth Blindly Defending

Trump and Musk’s war against the agency should be opposed on principle. But we can’t overlook that USAID has been a destructive arm of American imperialism for decades.

Feb 17, 2025 / Aída Chávez

Trump’s Mafia Shakedown Might Destroy NATO—if We’re Lucky

Trump’s Mafia Shakedown Might Destroy NATO—if We’re Lucky Trump’s Mafia Shakedown Might Destroy NATO—if We’re Lucky

America’s greedy gangster president is forcing European elites to finally reckon with the high price of protection.

Feb 17, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Plans for Gaza

Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Plans for Gaza Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Plans for Gaza

A monstrous proposal: from the riviera to the sea.

Feb 17, 2025 / OppArt / Emanuele Del Rosso

Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrate as BJP leads in vote counting for the Delhi legislative assembly election outside the party's state headquarters in New Delhi on February 8, 2025.

A Subtle Power Grab in India A Subtle Power Grab in India

With a constitutional amendment that would transform elections, Narendra Modi wants to realize his vision of a centralized India.

Feb 17, 2025 / Wolf Hertzberg

Unlike Kamala Harris, Sheinbaum benefited from the popularity of her predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Morena and Claudia Sheinbaum Have Kept Up Mexico’s Move to the Left Morena and Claudia Sheinbaum Have Kept Up Mexico’s Move to the Left

Incumbent parties around the world keep losing to upstart challengers. Yet Mexico’s López Obrador defied the trend, handing off his presidency to Sheinbaum. What’s their secret?

Feb 17, 2025 / Feature / Waleed Shahid

x