A Year on a Hinge of History A Year on a Hinge of History
If we want to save the republic, we will have to do it ourselves.
Dec 13, 2021 / D.D. Guttenplan
Travel Bans and Boosters Alone Won’t Protect Us From Covid Travel Bans and Boosters Alone Won’t Protect Us From Covid
The fantasy that we can erect a Fortress America and leave the rest of the world to fend for itself is a deadly delusion.
Dec 13, 2021 / Gregg Gonsalves
Here’s How We End America’s Forever Wars Here’s How We End America’s Forever Wars
It’s time to acknowledge in the most concrete ways imaginable that the post-9/11 war on terror warrants a final sunset.
Dec 13, 2021 / Karen J. Greenberg
In Like Flynn In Like Flynn
Tread on me. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of December 6.
Dec 10, 2021 / Steve Brodner
Hey Kid, Wanna Buy a City? Hey Kid, Wanna Buy a City?
Elite economists have been promoting a model of governance resembling nothing so much as a game of Monopoly.
Dec 10, 2021 / Olúfémi O. Táíwò
Deforestation Deep Cut Deforestation Deep Cut
Do trees have a standing?
The Confrontation in Ukraine Is Political Theater Aimed at a Domestic Audience The Confrontation in Ukraine Is Political Theater Aimed at a Domestic Audience
But the danger of accidentally triggering a real conflagration remains terrifyingly high.
Dec 10, 2021 / Nicolai N. Petro
Protect Human Rights Day, Every Day Protect Human Rights Day, Every Day
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed on December 10, 1948. This year’s theme is Equality.
Dec 9, 2021 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Will Pakistan Be the Next Country to Fall to a Taliban-Style Takeover? Will Pakistan Be the Next Country to Fall to a Taliban-Style Takeover?
The military’s role in politics has emboldened the religious far right.
Dec 9, 2021 / Hasan Ali
USA vs. China vs. Climate Change USA vs. China vs. Climate Change
Alfred McCoy on the shifting global order, plus Kristina Wong on mutual aid.
Dec 9, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener