Letters From the April 17/24, 2023, Issue Letters From the April 17/24, 2023, Issue
Springsteen and us… Lessons from Debs…
Apr 4, 2023 / Our Readers
In a World On Fire, What Do We Owe Each Other? In a World On Fire, What Do We Owe Each Other?
Being concerned about things beyond the boundaries of your life is a fundamental obligation of anyone who considers themself a global citizen.
Apr 4, 2023 / Nanjala Nyabola
What’s Behind the New Calls to Invade Mexico What’s Behind the New Calls to Invade Mexico
The right can claim it’s about defeating cartels or defending democracy, but it’s really about resource extraction.
US Policy Caused the Deaths of 39 Migrants in Juárez US Policy Caused the Deaths of 39 Migrants in Juárez
The Biden administration’s offshoring of US asylum obligations is killing people, not deterring them.
Apr 3, 2023 / Alejandra Oliva
Paris Is Overflowing With Trash—and With Rage at Macron Paris Is Overflowing With Trash—and With Rage at Macron
The massive accumulation of trash in France’s capital is one of the most visible—and smelly—signs of the opposition to Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform.
Apr 1, 2023 / Cécile Alduy
Trump’s Indictment Will Dominate the 2024 Election Trump’s Indictment Will Dominate the 2024 Election
The GOP’s defense of the former president means the election will be a referendum on the rule of law.
Mar 31, 2023 / Jeet Heer
It’s Been a Year. Why Hasn’t Biden Freed Eyvin Hernandez? It’s Been a Year. Why Hasn’t Biden Freed Eyvin Hernandez?
The LA public defender was wrongfully and arbitrarily detained in Venezuela one year ago this week. It’s past time for the US government to bring him back.
Mar 30, 2023 / Traci Blackburn, Henry Martinez, and Bahar Mirhosseni
After the Iraq Debacle, Why Does the National Security Establishment Remain Unshaken? After the Iraq Debacle, Why Does the National Security Establishment Remain Unshaken?
Mar 30, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
We Still Don’t Know Why Russia Invaded Ukraine We Still Don’t Know Why Russia Invaded Ukraine
From the beginning, the war has thoroughly confounded military mavens and experts on Russia and Ukraine.
Mar 30, 2023 / Rajan Menon
On the Ukraine-Russia Border, War Is Impossible to Escape On the Ukraine-Russia Border, War Is Impossible to Escape
Civilians in border villages have been nervously going about their daily lives while trying to survive the never-ending threat of Russian attacks.
Mar 30, 2023 / Leif Reigstad