Africa

We Live in a World of Displacement

We Live in a World of Displacement We Live in a World of Displacement

The number of people forcibly displaced by war, persecution, general violence, or human rights violations last year swelled to a staggering 84 million—a number only expected to gro...

Mar 7, 2022 / Nick Turse

Akwasi Frimpong

Akwasi Frimpong’s Struggle to Represent Africa at the Winter Olympics Akwasi Frimpong’s Struggle to Represent Africa at the Winter Olympics

The IOC bureaucracy should let the skeleton competitor claim his rightful place at the Beijing Games.

Jan 18, 2022 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela

Remembering the Real Desmond Tutu, 1931–2021 Remembering the Real Desmond Tutu, 1931–2021

Celebrated in death by his former foes, Archbishop Tutu had the gift not just of courage and righteousness but also of timing.

Dec 31, 2021 / Mark Gevisser

Desmond Tutu

Desmond Tutu Spoke Truth in the Face of Oppression Desmond Tutu Spoke Truth in the Face of Oppression

The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Phyllis Bennis discuss the life and legacy of the South African archbishop.

Dec 30, 2021 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Phyllis Bennis

Remembering Desmond Tutu’s Gospel of Peace

Remembering Desmond Tutu’s Gospel of Peace Remembering Desmond Tutu’s Gospel of Peace

Archbishop Tutu campaigned for a world where all leaders were held to account for their actions and where advocacy for peace and justice was paramount.

Dec 29, 2021 / John Nichols

President of Rwanda Paul Kagame

Bringing Out the Big Guns Bringing Out the Big Guns

Is it power over the means of violence and coercion that distinguishes the ruling class from the rest of us?

Dec 20, 2021 / Olúfémi O. Táíwò

Thermometer

Travel Bans and Boosters Alone Won’t Protect Us From Covid Travel Bans and Boosters Alone Won’t Protect Us From Covid

The fantasy that we can erect a Fortress America and leave the rest of the world to fend for itself is a deadly delusion.

Dec 13, 2021 / Editorial / Gregg Gonsalves

Patri Friedman, charter cities

Hey Kid, Wanna Buy a City? Hey Kid, Wanna Buy a City?

Elite economists have been promoting a model of governance resembling nothing so much as a game of Monopoly.

Dec 10, 2021 / Olúfémi O. Táíwò

Burkina Faso President

Who Killed Thomas Sankara? Who Killed Thomas Sankara?

Can a trial set the record straight about the assassination of Burkina Faso’s revolutionary Marxist leader?

Nov 24, 2021 / Clair MacDougall

Can the Most Powerful Global Tax Organization Shed Its Racist Ways?

Can the Most Powerful Global Tax Organization Shed Its Racist Ways? Can the Most Powerful Global Tax Organization Shed Its Racist Ways?

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development insists it’s “inclusive,” but it’s still strong-arming countries in the Global South.

Oct 19, 2021 / Steven Dean

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