Life in Cuba Under Sanctions Life in Cuba Under Sanctions
Ordinary Cubans are trapped in a vicious circle of government mismanagement exacerbated by the US embargo.
Mar 17, 2025 / Feature / David Montgomery
US-Ukraine Ceasefire Proposal, Duterte Arrested on ICC Warrant, Sea Ice at Lowest Recorded Level US-Ukraine Ceasefire Proposal, Duterte Arrested on ICC Warrant, Sea Ice at Lowest Recorded Level
On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.
Mar 14, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
Why Trump Is Threatened by South Africa Why Trump Is Threatened by South Africa
The country’s Constitution gives its citizens more than a right to the pursuit of happiness. But attempts to redeem that commitment to justice have enraged American reactionaries....
Mar 14, 2025 / Susan Neiman
Rodrigo Duterte Used the Philippines’ US-Made Constitution Against Itself Rodrigo Duterte Used the Philippines’ US-Made Constitution Against Itself
The autocratic spectacle of Duterte’s presidency should be a warning to the United States.
Mar 14, 2025 / Jill Damatac
Is Mark Carney a Climate Radical? Is Mark Carney a Climate Radical?
Canada’s prime minister–designate backs the science that says most fossil fuel can’t be burned.
Mar 13, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard
Going for Green: Uruguay’s Renewable Energy Revolution Going for Green: Uruguay’s Renewable Energy Revolution
With no fossil fuel reserves to rely on and domestic demand rising, the country had to get creative—or go broke just trying to keep the lights on. Here’s how they did it.
Mar 13, 2025 / Feature / Natasha Hakimi Zapata
Andrée Blouin’s Revolutionary Lives Andrée Blouin’s Revolutionary Lives
The African political leader’s autobiography, My Country, Africa, also offers a larger story of empire, oppression, and resistance on the continent.
Mar 12, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Bill Fletcher Jr.
Parts of LA Are Not Going to Be Habitable Parts of LA Are Not Going to Be Habitable
Insurers have figured out that risk is too high in parts of California. We need to re-conceive how people are housed, and fast.
Mar 12, 2025 / Column / Kate Wagner
The Making of a Cold War Spy The Making of a Cold War Spy
The life and work of Frank Wisner, one of the CIA’s founding officers, offers us a portrait of American intelligence’s excesses.
Mar 11, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Adam Hochschild