World

Painting by Apostolos Georgiou.

Acropolis for Sale Acropolis for Sale

Art, anxiety, and the Greek crisis.

Aug 13, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

New Egyptian capital.

White Elephants White Elephants

As governments have changed in Egypt, the commitment to corrupt grand development projects has stayed the same.

Aug 13, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Frederick Deknatel

Ten Years Since: A Meditation on New Orleans

Ten Years Since: A Meditation on New Orleans Ten Years Since: A Meditation on New Orleans

We are black and alive, still, despite what the pictures say.

Aug 13, 2015 / Feature / Kristina Kay Robinson

Aftermath, 10 years later, of Katrina.

Why the Lower Ninth Ward Looks Like the Hurricane Just Hit Why the Lower Ninth Ward Looks Like the Hurricane Just Hit

The neighborhood’s stalled recovery is the self-fulfilling prophecy of political leaders who wrote it off from the start.

Aug 13, 2015 / Feature / Gary Rivlin

New Orleans 2005 protest.

A Movement Lab in New Orleans A Movement Lab in New Orleans

The 10-year fight for a just recovery from Hurricane Katrina has driven a surge in innovative, progressive organizing.

Aug 13, 2015 / Feature / Jordan Flaherty

Kanye West in 2005.

The Rebirth of Black Rage The Rebirth of Black Rage

From Kanye to Obama, and back again.

Aug 13, 2015 / Feature / Mychal Denzel Smith

José Martí statue in Central Park NYC

Walking New York With Cuba’s Revolutionary Poet Walking New York With Cuba’s Revolutionary Poet

“Culture is as subtle as air, and like perfume more vaporous than visible,” José Martí said in 1884. “But a sign of culture is a desire for it, and this is New York.”

Aug 12, 2015 / Rosa Miriam Elizalde

Col. Ty Seidule

Stop Turning the End of Slavery Into Army Propaganda Stop Turning the End of Slavery Into Army Propaganda

Yes, the United States army, “wearing this blue uniform,” helped destroy slavery. Doesn’t it matter what else that army has done?

Aug 12, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Military Exercise in Ukraine

Is the United States Sliding Into War in Ukraine—as It Did in Vietnam? Is the United States Sliding Into War in Ukraine—as It Did in Vietnam?

And a tribute to Robert Conquest.

Aug 12, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

A member of the St. Louis County Police Department points his weapon in the direction of a group of protesters in Ferguson, MO.

Stop Urban Shield: Join a Grassroots Campaign to Fight Police Militarization Stop Urban Shield: Join a Grassroots Campaign to Fight Police Militarization

Last year, activists were able to kick Urban Shield out of Oakland. Now they’re fighting to get rid of this potent symbol of police militarization for good.

Aug 12, 2015 / NationAction

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