Asia

HONG KONG-CHINA-EDUCATION-POLITICS

China Is Dismantling Hong Kong’s Unions China Is Dismantling Hong Kong’s Unions

Empowered workers would be a threat to the Chinese Communist Party.

Sep 22, 2021 / Maya Wang

The War on Terror: 20 Years of Bloodshed and Delusion

The War on Terror: 20 Years of Bloodshed and Delusion The War on Terror: 20 Years of Bloodshed and Delusion

From the beginning, the War on Terror merged red-hot vengeance with calculated opportunism. Millions are still paying the price.

Sep 7, 2021 / Feature / Tariq Ali

Congress Has the Power to Rein In Presidential Military Overreach

Congress Has the Power to Rein In Presidential Military Overreach Congress Has the Power to Rein In Presidential Military Overreach

The commander in chief’s power to invade and inflict carnage is far too expansive.

Sep 7, 2021 / Danny Sjursen, Lawrence Wilkerson for The Nation

China Marks 100th Anniversary Of CPC's Founding

What’s Left of Communism in China? What’s Left of Communism in China?

Capitalists, once detested, are now welcomed into the Chinese Communist Party.

Sep 3, 2021 / Jérôme Doyon

Australia Fires

The Real Existential Threat Is Our Overheating Planet The Real Existential Threat Is Our Overheating Planet

By 2049, China will be too busy dealing with climate disasters to launch a war with the United States.

Aug 26, 2021 / Michael T. Klare

Rahm Emanuel

Making Rahm Emanuel Ambassador to Japan Would Be a Sick Joke Making Rahm Emanuel Ambassador to Japan Would Be a Sick Joke

Nominating the foul-mouthed former Chicago mayor is an insult to Japan—and a clear indication that Black lives don’t really matter.

Aug 24, 2021 / Robert L. Borosage

Afghan Escalation

Great Power Politics After Afghanistan Great Power Politics After Afghanistan

Resetting the global chessboard.

Aug 24, 2021 / Michael T. Klare

AFGHANISTAN-SOCIETY-EDUCATION

Afghan Women and Girls Are Caught in the Cross Fire Afghan Women and Girls Are Caught in the Cross Fire

Anti-war feminists in both Afghanistan and America are left picking up the pieces after a long occupation and sudden exit.

Aug 20, 2021 / Katha Pollitt

Mark Milley sits in front of a microphone, with Mark Esper beside him

America’s Global Imperialist Footprint America’s Global Imperialist Footprint

With hundreds of military bases around the world, America’s imperialist ambitions won’t stop with failure in Afghanistan.

Aug 20, 2021 / Patterson Deppen

ARCHERY-OLY-2020-2021-TOKYO

Misogynistic Hate Will Not Stop Korean Feminism Misogynistic Hate Will Not Stop Korean Feminism

Male chauvinists launched a campaign to humiliate An San, a 20-year-old archer. Instead of giving in, she won another gold. 

Aug 9, 2021 / Lee Hyun Choi

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