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July 20, 2018
The US Turns a Blind Eye to Uganda’s Assault on Democracy
For decades, dictator Yoweri Museveni has been a stalwart ally of the US military, while oppressing his own people.
Helen C. Epstein
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July 17, 2018
Special Operations Forces Continue to Expand Across the World—Without Congressional Oversight
Even Congress doesn’t know the extent of American military reach.
Nick Turse
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July 13, 2018
I Was Robert Mueller’s Undergraduate Thesis Adviser—and What He Wrote Gives Some Hints About What He’ll Do as Special Counsel
What makes Mueller’s thesis relevant for today is that the core of his inquiry is how a judge should interpret a legal document.
Richard Falk
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July 3, 2018
The New Worlds of Aimé Césaire
The radical vision of the Martinique poet and politician.
David B. Hobbs
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June 7, 2018
Trump’s Travel Ban Has Torn Apart Hundreds of Families
Yemeni Americans and other US citizens separated from their relatives await a Supreme Court decision that will determine their families’ futures.
Kavitha Chekuru
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June 1, 2018
Africa’s Whistle-blowers: ‘All I Did Was Tell the Truth’
Those who denounce corruption face hardship and physical danger even when there’s a legal framework that should protect and guarantee them a fair hearing.
Olivier Piot
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May 15, 2018
The Child Labor in Zimbabwe’s Tobacco Fields
A global demand for tobacco is fueling this scourge.
Michelle Chen
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April 9, 2018
Can US Sanctions on South Sudan Rein in a Nation of Warlords?
The US helped broker South Sudan’s independence only to watch it unravel into ethnic warfare.
Simona Foltyn
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March 28, 2018
In Kenya, Election Manipulation Is a Matter of Life and Death
Social media amplify the threat posed by Cambridge Analytica and the rest of Africa’s secretive political-consulting industry.
Nanjala Nyabola
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March 9, 2018
Language Is a ‘War Zone’: A Conversation With Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
The Kenyan author discusses colonialism and abandoning English to write in his native Kikuyu.
Rohit Inani