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Unite the Right 2 Counter Protestor

The Racist Right Retreats Behind Police Lines The Racist Right Retreats Behind Police Lines

This year’s Unite the Right rally was a flop, but participants could still rely on the cops.

Aug 13, 2018 / Brendan O’Connor

A schoolboy uses his cell phone to take a picture of classmates

The Dreams of India’s Restless Generation The Dreams of India’s Restless Generation

Snigdha Poonam’s Dreamers examines the ambitions of India’s youth.

Aug 13, 2018 / Kanishk Tharoor

Pence Montenegro

Montenegro and NATO’s Faustian Bargain Montenegro and NATO’s Faustian Bargain

Did Montenegro’s NATO accession increase the collective defense of the West or merely protect a corrupt regime?

Aug 10, 2018 / Gordon N. Bardos

France Protest Racism

Breaking France’s Race Taboo Breaking France’s Race Taboo

A new generation of activists is trying to change the way France conceives of race.

Aug 10, 2018 / Karina Piser

Fadwa holds phone with picture of her and her son

Syrian Women Seek the Truth About Their Missing Loved Ones Syrian Women Seek the Truth About Their Missing Loved Ones

As Assad eyes victory in Syria’s brutal civil war, the fate of tens of thousands of disappeared citizens remains an unsettling mystery.

Aug 9, 2018 / Sara Manisera

Portland Far Right Rally

An Afternoon With Portland’s ‘Multiracial’ Far Right An Afternoon With Portland’s ‘Multiracial’ Far Right

To broaden their appeal, some right-wing groups are ditching overt racism for their version of diversity.

Aug 6, 2018 / Brendan O’Connor

US Troops Afghanistan

The Generations Lost to America’s Infinite War The Generations Lost to America’s Infinite War

Wars are no longer won—they just continue forever, taking generations of American soldiers with them.

Aug 6, 2018 / Nick Turse

Elderly woman walks past a mural celebrating Bolivian president Evo Morales

How Evo Morales Stays in Power How Evo Morales Stays in Power

Given the return of a neoliberal right across the region, Morales sees himself as Bolivia’s best defense against the counterrevolutionary trend in Latin America.

Aug 3, 2018 / Hervé Do Alto

Snack al fresco on the remains of a barricade

The Neglected History of the May ’68 Uprising in France The Neglected History of the May ’68 Uprising in France

We remember the students, the generational conflict, the cultural explosion—but we forget that it was, at heart, a working-class rebellion.

Aug 3, 2018 / Cole Stangler

Climate protesters

What the ‘New York Times’ Climate Blockbuster Missed What the ‘New York Times’ Climate Blockbuster Missed

Nathaniel Rich’s article illustrates American failures, not global ones.

Aug 2, 2018 / Kate Aronoff

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