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March 19, 2019
What’s Really Happening to Uighurs in Xinjiang?
China may have interned more than a million Uighurs in Xinjiang in an attempt to suppress their desire for greater autonomy.
Rémi Castets
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March 13, 2019
A European Spring Is Possible
The DiEM25 proposes immediate financial changes to end austerity and fund a green—and hopefully post-capitalist—future.
Yanis Varoufakis
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February 19, 2019
Will a New Port Make Tanzania ‘Africa’s Dubai’?
Backed by money from China and Oman, a small Tanzanian fishing port could be as large and busy as Rotterdam within 10 years.
Jean-Christophe Servant
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February 14, 2019
Brexit Is Deadlocked as the Countdown Continues
The UK Parliament is at an impasse, and both main parties are at risk of fracturing.
Paul Mason
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January 23, 2019
Discipline and Punish: The Birth of China’s Social-Credit System
In Hangzhou and throughout Shandong province, gold stars and black marks have begun to shape public and private behavior.
René Raphael and Ling Xi
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January 15, 2019
Forgotten France Rises Up
France’s Yellow Vests took just one month to challenge policies on taxation, education, transport, and environment—and make the Macron government back down
Serge Halimi
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December 11, 2018
The Anger of the ‘Gilets Jaunes’
France’s unfair taxes have driven the Yellow Vest protest movement.
Alexis Spire
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December 4, 2018
Kenya’s Growth Doesn’t Help All Kenyans
Despite government aims to make the country Africa’s “digital hub,” the economy remains unequal and unproductive.
Sabine Cessou
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December 3, 2018
Chagos Islanders Want to Go Home
When the United States built a military base on Diego Garcia, its inhabitants were forced out. Will the International Court of Justice rule on their return?
Abdelwahab Biad and Elsa Edynak
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November 9, 2018
Switzerland’s Experiment With Addiction Treatment
Prescribed heroin cuts crime and saves lives.
Cédric Gouverneur