The Social Explosion of China’s Pent-up Pain The Social Explosion of China’s Pent-up Pain
The anger in China is rooted not in the urban capitalist classes but in the brutal regimes of wealth accumulation, labor extraction, and political power.
Dec 1, 2022 / Rebecca E. Karl
Without the US and China’s Cooperation, Climate Catastrophe Is Inevitable Without the US and China’s Cooperation, Climate Catastrophe Is Inevitable
What if the two countries moved beyond simply talking and started working together to champion the radical lowering of global carbon emissions?
Nov 29, 2022 / Michael T. Klare
The Response to Brittney Griner’s Capture Is an Indictment of the Right and the “Left” The Response to Brittney Griner’s Capture Is an Indictment of the Right and the “Left”
Why is commonsense solidarity so difficult?
Nov 29, 2022 / Dave Zirin
A United Front Is Needed to Fight the Threat to Journalism Posed by the Assange Prosecution A United Front Is Needed to Fight the Threat to Journalism Posed by the Assange Prosecution
The New York Times and major European publications recognize the US Department of Justice’s pursuit of Julian Assange as an attack on press freedom. Now, say it louder.
Nov 29, 2022 / John Nichols
Torture in the Heart of Venezuela Torture in the Heart of Venezuela
A UN report concludes that the Venezuelan intelligence agency abuses and torments detainees, including human rights defenders, miners, women, children, and Indigenous people.
Nov 29, 2022 / Mie Hoejris Dahl
The Terrorism We Sought Abroad Has Come Home The Terrorism We Sought Abroad Has Come Home
Of the approximately 450 politically motivated violent attacks that took place on our soil in the past decade, the majority were perpetrated by homegrown far-right extremists.
Nov 28, 2022 / Andrea Mazzarino
COP27 Climate Conference Results? COP27 Climate Conference Results?
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Nov 25, 2022 / OppArt
Nancy Pelosi’s Next Chapter Nancy Pelosi’s Next Chapter
Instead of taking a behind-the-scenes role, Pelosi should spend her remaining time in Congress embracing and extending her commitment to human rights issues.
Nov 25, 2022 / John Nichols
Dismantling Bretton Woods to Pay the Climate Bill Dismantling Bretton Woods to Pay the Climate Bill
Mia Mottley, the prime minister of Barbados, has a plan to create a new financial system that would fund climate spending.
Nov 25, 2022 / Tina Gerhardt
Climate Change Should Have Dominated the Midterms. It Didn’t. Climate Change Should Have Dominated the Midterms. It Didn’t.
When you think about how an ever more overheated planet is going to affect our children and grandchildren, shouldn’t global warming have been right at the top of any list?
Nov 25, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt