Where Is the Outrage Over the War in Afghanistan? Where Is the Outrage Over the War in Afghanistan?
A new Washington Post report proving the longest war in American history has been sold on lies for 20 years causes barely a ripple.
Dec 13, 2019 / Jeet Heer
In a Vacuum of Trust, Conspiracies Take Root in Hong Kong In a Vacuum of Trust, Conspiracies Take Root in Hong Kong
Residents have lost faith in their government, and the consequences could reshape the city.
Dec 9, 2019 / Benjamin Haas
Why Taiwan Won’t Welcome China’s Dissidents Why Taiwan Won’t Welcome China’s Dissidents
Hong Kong protesters and Chinese political dissidents often look to democratic Taiwan as a place for shelter—but its government has little interest in providing it.
Dec 6, 2019 / Nick Aspinwall
The Hong Kongers Building a Case Against the Police The Hong Kongers Building a Case Against the Police
As the territory’s officials refuse to punish police officers for misconduct, volunteers are compiling huge archives of evidence.
Nov 27, 2019 / Rosemarie Ho
Congress’s Hong Kong Bill Is Giving Cover to Nationalism Congress’s Hong Kong Bill Is Giving Cover to Nationalism
Passed in support of the ongoing protests, its China-versus-the-West framing hurts progressive causes on all sides of the divide.
Nov 27, 2019 / Editorial / Tobita Chow and Jake Werner
The Trauma From Our War on Terror Will Linger Long After It Ends The Trauma From Our War on Terror Will Linger Long After It Ends
A cofounder of Brown University’s Costs of War Project writes on being a military spouse and a witness to the costs of war.
Nov 26, 2019 / Andrea Mazzarino
India: Intimations of an Ending India: Intimations of an Ending
The rise of Modi and the Hindu far right.
Nov 22, 2019 / Feature / Arundhati Roy
Hong Kong Was Never Built to Stand Up to China Hong Kong Was Never Built to Stand Up to China
The power of the territory’s courts was dismissed by Beijing this week—proving just how weak Hong Kong’s rule of law has always been.
Nov 19, 2019 / Yukiko Kobayashi Lui
Surviving Indonesia’s Antigay Clampdown Surviving Indonesia’s Antigay Clampdown
They met, fell in love, and were nearly torn apart in a country where LGBTQ people are increasingly persecuted.
Nov 19, 2019 / Feature / Nicole Einbinder and Gabriela Bhaskar
30 Years Ago Eastern Europeans Tore Down Walls. Now They Write Pop Songs to Putin. 30 Years Ago Eastern Europeans Tore Down Walls. Now They Write Pop Songs to Putin.
How crony capitalism and crippling austerity turned democracy into a dirty word.
Nov 8, 2019 / Lev Golinkin