Is Scotland Closer to Independence? Is Scotland Closer to Independence?
Elections in Scotland confirmed the position of the nationalists. But what vision of an independent future are its supporters backing?
Jun 7, 2021 / Rory Scothorne
Echo Chambers Echo Chambers
Fossil Fools. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of May 31.
Jun 4, 2021 / Steve Brodner
Covid-19 Is a Boon for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Buds Covid-19 Is a Boon for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Buds
The British government’s latest “test to travel” scheme is providing yet another opportunity for Conservative officials’ friends—like Randox founder Peter FitzGerald—to profit from...
Jun 4, 2021 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata
My Bill Would Stop US Aid From Funding Palestinian Suffering My Bill Would Stop US Aid From Funding Palestinian Suffering
HR 2590 would restrict US military aid to Israel from being used to demolish homes, annex Palestinian land, or imprison Palestinian children in military detention facilities.
Jun 4, 2021 / Betty McCollum
AMLO Has Been a Disappointment to the World—for Mexico, He’s Been Far Worse AMLO Has Been a Disappointment to the World—for Mexico, He’s Been Far Worse
The Mexican president’s botched Covid response and his lean toward militarization indicate that he takes his cues from the past, not the future.
Jun 4, 2021 / Dawn Paley
How to Make Money Off a Pandemic How to Make Money Off a Pandemic
The Trump administration saw the pandemic not for what it took away but for what it offered.
Jun 4, 2021 / Nina Burleigh
A Fart Joke Is Not a Pogrom A Fart Joke Is Not a Pogrom
In the wake of violence in Israel and Palestine, American observers distort the conflict through the lens of their own solipsism.
Jun 3, 2021 / Talia Lavin
A Year Lived Inside With Instagram and a Dutch Master A Year Lived Inside With Instagram and a Dutch Master
What Pieter de Hooch, social media, and the lockdown taught me.
Jun 3, 2021 / Feature / Benjamin Moser
A Prisoner Videotaped Covid Conditions Last Year. Where Is He Now? A Prisoner Videotaped Covid Conditions Last Year. Where Is He Now?
Of life on the line.
Jun 2, 2021 / Zia Jaffrey
Is Mahua Moitra India’s AOC? Is Mahua Moitra India’s AOC?
The MP from West Bengal says she knows how to defeat Modi.
Jun 2, 2021 / Divya Subramanian