World

Richard Rorty waiting to speak, wearing glasses and a suit.

Reading Richard Rorty in Tehran Reading Richard Rorty in Tehran

What the American philosopher’s visit to Tehran in 2004 can teach us about Iranian society—and our own.

Feb 28, 2020 / Samuel Thrope

Kashmiri protesters in Srinagar

Delhi Is On Fire, and My Kashmiri Parents Are in Prison Delhi Is On Fire, and My Kashmiri Parents Are in Prison

India’s government is willing to use any means to crush dissent.

Feb 28, 2020 / Ahmed bin Qasim

The Chicago Police Department’s History of Torture

The Chicago Police Department’s History of Torture The Chicago Police Department’s History of Torture

Laurence Ralph’s The Torture Letters recounts an extensive history of police abuse and violence in the CPD.

Feb 27, 2020 / Ed Burmila

Toronto protest

Indigenous Rights Are Trudeau’s Last Priority Indigenous Rights Are Trudeau’s Last Priority

When pipeline protesters shut down Canada’s railways, the prime minister stopped pretending to care about reconciliation.

Feb 27, 2020 / Robert Jago

Poster of Julian Assange that says

Free Julian Assange! Free Julian Assange!

By depriving the WikiLeaks founder of his freedom, US and Britain prosecutors are intimidating journalists—and abetting torturers, war criminals, and kleptocrats everywhere.

Feb 26, 2020 / Charles Glass

Trump and Navy

The US Government Has Sanitized War The US Government Has Sanitized War

We are reminded of our endless wars only when the government wants to invoke patriotism without criticism.

Feb 26, 2020 / William Astore

Middle East Piece

Middle East Piece Middle East Piece

The US plan undermines Palestinians’ future.

Feb 25, 2020 / OppArt / Mohammad Sabaaneh

Coronavirus puppet in a carnival.

The Coronavirus Could Be the Black Swan of 2020 The Coronavirus Could Be the Black Swan of 2020

The wheels could come off the global economy—and if they do, Trump will double down on racism, xenophobia, and the politics of fear.

Feb 25, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Student protestors

Hong Kong Is Still Waiting for Its Feminist Uprising Hong Kong Is Still Waiting for Its Feminist Uprising

Women and girls in the ongoing protest movement are up against a deeply unequal society.

Feb 25, 2020 / Jessie Lau

Protecting the Truth About the Coronavirus in China

Protecting the Truth About the Coronavirus in China Protecting the Truth About the Coronavirus in China

Tens of thousands of us are working to save the articles and accounts of COVID-19 before Chinese censors can delete them forever.

Feb 24, 2020 / Nation contributor

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