Do African Lives Matter? Do African Lives Matter?
The response of the outside world to the latest disaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo suggests the answer is no.
Jun 11, 2021 / James North
Voices Are Raised Against the NBA Launching Its New African League in Rwanda Voices Are Raised Against the NBA Launching Its New African League in Rwanda
Human rights groups are concerned that using Rwanda as a backdrop would provide a public relations boost for its autocratic leader.
Apr 30, 2021 / Dave Zirin
Greenwashing Fashion Greenwashing Fashion
These days, sustainability is on trend. But the trend cycle of fast fashion isn’t sustainable.
Apr 22, 2021 / Julian Epp
The Bewildering Search for the Islamic State in Congo The Bewildering Search for the Islamic State in Congo
Will a Texas hedge fund drag the US into another dangerous quagmire?
Apr 20, 2021 / Helen C. Epstein
Vaccine Nationalism Is Patently Unjust Vaccine Nationalism Is Patently Unjust
Poor countries are paying more for the doses that remain after rich countries have had their fill.
Mar 22, 2021 / Nanjala Nyabola
Biden’s Foreign Policy Team Can’t Handle New Threats With Old Strategies Biden’s Foreign Policy Team Can’t Handle New Threats With Old Strategies
How can the United States focus on new threats while sustaining endless wars and obsolete postures?
Mar 16, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Rise of the East Will Not End the Empire of the West The Rise of the East Will Not End the Empire of the West
China has no interest in destroying the system on which its success was built.
Mar 12, 2021 / Kehinde Andrews
Parenting in Exile From Egypt: The Choices I Made for My Daughters Parenting in Exile From Egypt: The Choices I Made for My Daughters
Even though I know what the dictatorship would do to me if I returned to Egypt, I am consumed with guilt for abandoning my family.
Mar 11, 2021 / Muhammad Kamal
Blood on the Tea Leaves: Kenyan Workers Demand Reparations From Unilever Blood on the Tea Leaves: Kenyan Workers Demand Reparations From Unilever
Tea pluckers say the household-goods giant failed to protect them from brutal and foreseeable attacks.
Jan 27, 2021 / Feature / Maria Hengeveld
Breakfast Table With Jewish Newsletters Breakfast Table With Jewish Newsletters
An argument with myself.
Jan 1, 2021 / Wallace Shawn