World
Genocide in Real Time Genocide in Real Time
As an American, I share the deep sorrow over my country’s complicity in this horrific crime against humanity.
In the Race to Lower Global Emissions, the Middle East Is Certainly Not Helping In the Race to Lower Global Emissions, the Middle East Is Certainly Not Helping
Some of the countries facing the biggest threat from the climate crisis seem all too intent on making it far worse.
“The Bulldozer Kept Coming”: A Girl Stares Down Death in Gaza “The Bulldozer Kept Coming”: A Girl Stares Down Death in Gaza
The extraordinary story of a 14-year-old, her mother, and what happened when the Israeli military came to destroy their house.
A Better Two-State Solution—Plus, the UAW’s Victory A Better Two-State Solution—Plus, the UAW’s Victory
Podcast / Start Making Sense / Apr 24, 2024 A Better Two-State Solution—Plus, the UAW’s Victory On this episode of Start Making Sense, May Pundak explains the vision of…
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World Leaders
Genocide in Real Time Genocide in Real Time
As an American, I share the deep sorrow over my country’s complicity in this horrific crime against humanity.
Meet the Reactionary International Meet the Reactionary International
Conservative leaders from across Europe met in Brussels, but we know very little about this network. A new consortium has been launched to investigate its global infrastructure.
Did Fascism Happen Here? Did Fascism Happen Here?
On this episode of American Prestige, Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins on the so-called “fascism debate.”
Africa
Israel and Iran, Mass Coral Bleaching, and the US Allegedly Refusing to Leave Niger Israel and Iran, Mass Coral Bleaching, and the US Allegedly Refusing to Leave Niger
On this week’s News episode of American Prestige, a look into global headlines.
Niger Wants to Kick US Troops Out of the Country Niger Wants to Kick US Troops Out of the Country
This is just the latest in a series of stalemates, fiascos, or outright defeats that have come to typify America’s Global War on Terror.
Far From a Kink, Donald Trump’s Dictator Fetish Puts Him Squarely in the Mainstream Far From a Kink, Donald Trump’s Dictator Fetish Puts Him Squarely in the Mainstream
The American elite has long had a soft spot for “our sons of bitches” like those Trump now befriends.
Asia
Meet the New Military-Industrial Complex Meet the New Military-Industrial Complex
How the Pentagon–Silicon Valley alliance is harnessing AI to defeat China in World War III.
Is India Still a Democracy? Is India Still a Democracy?
Narendra Modi has hollowed out institutions and targeted opponents, all the while sowing interethnic tensions.
Loath as I Am to Agree With Marjorie Taylor Greene… Loath as I Am to Agree With Marjorie Taylor Greene…
How the effort to bank TikTok is a fascinating case study in transpartisan politics.
Latin America
A Toxic Legacy of Mining In Peru A Toxic Legacy of Mining In Peru
Centuries of environmental exploitation in the small town have ensnared its inhabitants in a vicious cycle of displacement, irreversible health damage, and social conflict.
The Brutal Cycle of US Immigration Policy The Brutal Cycle of US Immigration Policy
In Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here, Jonathan Blitzer examines how North and Central American migration moves in two directions.
Meet Claudia Sheinbaum, Who May Be Mexico’s First Woman President Meet Claudia Sheinbaum, Who May Be Mexico’s First Woman President
The former student activist and mayor of Mexico City is poised to make history with an ambitious platform on education, clean energy, and combatting violence against women.
Middle East
Genocide in Real Time Genocide in Real Time
As an American, I share the deep sorrow over my country’s complicity in this horrific crime against humanity.
In the Race to Lower Global Emissions, the Middle East Is Certainly Not Helping In the Race to Lower Global Emissions, the Middle East Is Certainly Not Helping
Some of the countries facing the biggest threat from the climate crisis seem all too intent on making it far worse.
“The Bulldozer Kept Coming”: A Girl Stares Down Death in Gaza “The Bulldozer Kept Coming”: A Girl Stares Down Death in Gaza
The extraordinary story of a 14-year-old, her mother, and what happened when the Israeli military came to destroy their house.
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Data, Desire, and Where Fiction Goes Next Data, Desire, and Where Fiction Goes Next
The Nation speaks to Jessi Jezewska Stevens about her new short-story collection, which dramatizes late-capitalist living.
Apr 24, 2024 / Q&A / Rose D’Amora
The House Foreign Aid Bills Have Put a Target on Mike Johnson’s Back The House Foreign Aid Bills Have Put a Target on Mike Johnson’s Back
After a vote in favor of sending $95 billion to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan passed, far right Republicans are threatening a motion to vacate the speaker of the house.
Apr 22, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Where Did Biden’s Foreign Policy Go Wrong? Where Did Biden’s Foreign Policy Go Wrong?
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, David Klion on the president’s fatal flaw.
Apr 21, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Joe Biden Is Destroying His Own Foreign Policy by Giving Israel Impunity Joe Biden Is Destroying His Own Foreign Policy by Giving Israel Impunity
World / World The administration’s blatant double standard demonstrates that the new “liberal international order” is built on hypocrisy. Jeet Heer Share Facebook Twitter Email…
Apr 19, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Israel’s Attacks on Gaza Are Not “Mistakes.” They’re Crimes. Israel’s Attacks on Gaza Are Not “Mistakes.” They’re Crimes.
The political and media class is doing what it always does with the US and its allies: trying to frame deliberate atrocities as tragic mishaps.
Apr 19, 2024 / Harry Zehner
Inside the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University Inside the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University
Hundreds of peaceful protesters began occupying the campus on Wednesday to demand that the university divest from Israel. The next day, the school sent in the NYPD to arrest them….
Apr 19, 2024 / StudentNation / Lara-Nour Walton