Over 2,000 Migrants Have Died Crossing the Mediterranean So Far This Year Over 2,000 Migrants Have Died Crossing the Mediterranean So Far This Year
The failure of European nations to develop a unified humanitarian response is taking an unacceptable toll in lives lost.
Jul 25, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Now Is the Time for Trump and Putin to Negotiate, Not Escalate Tensions Now Is the Time for Trump and Putin to Negotiate, Not Escalate Tensions
Katrina vanden Heuvel talks with Democracy Now!
Jul 7, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Violence Is Rising in Congo—and the United States and EU Can Stop It, if They Want To Violence Is Rising in Congo—and the United States and EU Can Stop It, if They Want To
They have immense leverage over Joseph Kabila’s repressive government.
Jun 26, 2017 / James North
Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s Fortunate Son Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s Fortunate Son
He’s the country’s first openly gay prime minister and first of South Asian heritage—but he offers little relief from the harsh austerity budgets that have done so much harm.
Jun 16, 2017 / Margaret Spillane
Bernie Sanders Is Super Excited About Jeremy Corbyn’s Anti-Austerity Campaign Bernie Sanders Is Super Excited About Jeremy Corbyn’s Anti-Austerity Campaign
You should be too.
Jun 7, 2017 / John Nichols
Letters From the June 5-12, 2017, Issue Letters From the June 5-12, 2017, Issue
A history of colonization… Democracy or disintegration?… Borne back ceaselessly…
May 18, 2017 / Letters / Our Readers
Centrist Macron Beats Back the National Front—and the Spread of Trumpism Centrist Macron Beats Back the National Front—and the Spread of Trumpism
The world could not afford another Trump ally in power.
May 5, 2017 / John Nichols
How the Eurozone Damaged French Politics—and This Year’s Presidential Election How the Eurozone Damaged French Politics—and This Year’s Presidential Election
It has constrained the country’s economic decision-making, and center-left collaboration with Brussels opened up space for the far right.
May 5, 2017 / Mark Weisbrot
Choosing Between a Headscarf and a Job Choosing Between a Headscarf and a Job
An EU court’s ruling against a woman who wore a hijab to work is part of a continuing crackdown on Muslim identity in Europe.
May 2, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Could Leftist Jean-Luc Mélenchon Win the French Presidency? Could Leftist Jean-Luc Mélenchon Win the French Presidency?
Communism may be dead, but the struggle against capital has taken on new life in France.
Apr 21, 2017 / Paul Cohen