World

School lockdown drill

When Your 3-Year-Old Son Asks, ‘Are They Going to Kill Me?’ When Your 3-Year-Old Son Asks, ‘Are They Going to Kill Me?’

We shouldn’t have to explain lockdown drills to preschoolers.

Dec 22, 2015 / Frida Berrigan

A Vigorous Foreign-Policy Debate Between Clinton and Sanders

A Vigorous Foreign-Policy Debate Between Clinton and Sanders A Vigorous Foreign-Policy Debate Between Clinton and Sanders

A long-overdue debate has opened.

Dec 22, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The United Nations building.

In 2016, the UN Will Be Transformed. Will That Be Enough to Bring It Back to Life? In 2016, the UN Will Be Transformed. Will That Be Enough to Bring It Back to Life?

A new secretary general, a powerful bloc of developing nations, greater transparency—the 70-year-old global organization has a host of opportunities coming up.

Dec 22, 2015 / Feature / Barbara Crossette

FIFA President Sepp Blatter pauses during a news conference at FIFA headquarters.

Sepp Blatter Is Suspended for Eight Years, Compares Self to Mandela Sepp Blatter Is Suspended for Eight Years, Compares Self to Mandela

FIFA’s chief has been suspended for eight years, but the drama is just beginning.

Dec 21, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Senator Lindsey Graham

With Lindsey Graham’s Exit, a Dismal Republican Race Is Diminished Further Still With Lindsey Graham’s Exit, a Dismal Republican Race Is Diminished Further Still

The candidate who called out Trump’s bigotry is now out of the running.

Dec 21, 2015 / John Nichols

Chris Christie Says He’d Shoot Down Russian Planes and Trigger War

Chris Christie Says He’d Shoot Down Russian Planes and Trigger War Chris Christie Says He’d Shoot Down Russian Planes and Trigger War

But even if we wanted World War III, would we want it run like New Jersey?

Dec 18, 2015 / Leslie Savan

Workers of Sui Bao Security Transport Company strike for higher salaries, blocking a road in Guangzhou, China, February 11, 2014.

China’s Latest Crackdown on Workers Is Unprecedented China’s Latest Crackdown on Workers Is Unprecedented

Seven worker-activists involved in the independent labor organizations known as “worker centers” have been arrested.

Dec 18, 2015 / Michelle Chen

The Inside Story of Syriza’s Struggle to Save Greece

The Inside Story of Syriza’s Struggle to Save Greece The Inside Story of Syriza’s Struggle to Save Greece

Exclusive interviews with the party’s top players shed light on the eurozone showdown.

Dec 18, 2015 / Paul Mason

December 18, 1878: Joseph Stalin Is Born

December 18, 1878: Joseph Stalin Is Born December 18, 1878: Joseph Stalin Is Born

“A good friend might advise Stalin to put a stop to the orgy of personal glorification which has been permitted to sweep the country.”

Dec 18, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Start Making Sense: Barbara Ehrenreich Explains Why the White Working Class Is Dying—Literally

Start Making Sense: Barbara Ehrenreich Explains Why the White Working Class Is Dying—Literally Start Making Sense: Barbara Ehrenreich Explains Why the White Working Class Is Dying—Literally

Also Rebecca Solnit on the Paris climate agreement and John Powers on Canada’s Justin Trudeau.

Dec 17, 2015 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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