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Ishmael Kalsakau speaks in the UN assembly hall

How Vanuatu’s Climate Campaign Could Save the World How Vanuatu’s Climate Campaign Could Save the World

The tiny island country has pushed the UN and the International Court of Justice to take unprecedented action that could help avert planetary catastrophe.

Apr 5, 2023 / Julian Aguon and Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh

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What Survivors of War Can Tell Us About Our Broken Health Care System What Survivors of War Can Tell Us About Our Broken Health Care System

Policy-makers once so prepared to place veterans in harm’s way are remarkably unprepared to care for them when they are no longer of direct use.

Apr 5, 2023 / Andrea Mazzarino

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Letters From the April 17/24, 2023, Issue Letters From the April 17/24, 2023, Issue

Springsteen and us… Lessons from Debs…

Apr 4, 2023 / Our Readers

What’s Behind the New Calls to Invade Mexico

What’s Behind the New Calls to Invade Mexico What’s Behind the New Calls to Invade Mexico

The right can claim it’s about defeating cartels or defending democracy, but it’s really about resource extraction.

Apr 4, 2023 / Column / Jeet Heer

Two young Syrians sit at Harim Castle

In a World On Fire, What Do We Owe Each Other? In a World On Fire, What Do We Owe Each Other?

Being concerned about things beyond the boundaries of your life is a fundamental obligation of anyone who considers themself a global citizen.

Apr 4, 2023 / Nanjala Nyabola

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

woman holds anti-Trump sign

Trump’s Indictment Will Dominate the 2024 Election Trump’s Indictment Will Dominate the 2024 Election

The GOP’s defense of the former president means the election will be a referendum on the rule of law.

Mar 31, 2023 / Jeet Heer

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

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