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Trump’s Dilemma: Who Will Give Him Asylum Now?

Trump’s Dilemma: Who Will Give Him Asylum Now? Trump’s Dilemma: Who Will Give Him Asylum Now?

The best candidate, by far, is Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, the despotic ruler of North Korea.

Dec 8, 2020 / Ariel Dorfman

A man in a housekeeping uniform adjusts a mirror in a bathroom.

These Visa Recipients Are Stuck in the US And Demanding Their Rights These Visa Recipients Are Stuck in the US And Demanding Their Rights

J-1 recipients say the visa program is as an unregulated pipeline for temporary migrant labor that props up the US hospitality industry.

Dec 1, 2020 / Noah Flora

76 Days

Desperation and Hope Amid the Wuhan Outbreak Desperation and Hope Amid the Wuhan Outbreak

A director of 76 Days, a documentary on the harrowing first days of the Covid-19 crisis, finds compassion amid the suffering.

Nov 27, 2020 / Q&A / Nation contributor

Bryan Washington on Fiction ‘Outside the Bounds of Trauma’

Bryan Washington on Fiction ‘Outside the Bounds of Trauma’ Bryan Washington on Fiction ‘Outside the Bounds of Trauma’

A conversation about writing emphatically about marginalized communities, Houston’s diversity of cuisines and peoples, Japanese literature, and more.

Nov 25, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Rosemarie Ho

Want to Know Who Influences US Foreign Policy? Follow the Money.

Want to Know Who Influences US Foreign Policy? Follow the Money. Want to Know Who Influences US Foreign Policy? Follow the Money.

The defense contractors and foreign governments funding think tanks are pushing for a foreign-policy consensus reliant on weapons and war.

Nov 20, 2020 / Cassandra Stimpson and Holly Zhang

Joe Biden stands with his granddaughter and six soldiers at an Army post.

Biden Signals Flexibility on North Korea, but Peace Groups Are Wary Biden Signals Flexibility on North Korea, but Peace Groups Are Wary

Koreans fear a return to Obama’s failed “strategic patience” policy.

Nov 16, 2020 / Tim Shorrock

‘We Won’t Quit Until We Stop It’

‘We Won’t Quit Until We Stop It’ ‘We Won’t Quit Until We Stop It’

Despite the pandemic, US-backed ravaging of Okinawa continues. So does the people’s direct action.

Nov 12, 2020 / C. Douglas Lummis

A truck full of cotton is dropped off next to a ginning depot.

We Need to Think About Xinjiang in Internationalist Terms We Need to Think About Xinjiang in Internationalist Terms

Challenging the right wing’s cold war agenda means highlighting the Uighur re-education camps’ links to counterterrorism and global capital.

Oct 28, 2020 / A. Liu

The Unraveling of Thailand’s National Myth

The Unraveling of Thailand’s National Myth The Unraveling of Thailand’s National Myth

Young Thais are finding power in each other—and their demands could transform Southeast Asia.

Oct 28, 2020 / Wilfred Chan

How the Theatrics of Banning TikTok Enables Repression at Home

How the Theatrics of Banning TikTok Enables Repression at Home How the Theatrics of Banning TikTok Enables Repression at Home

If US politicians were sincerely concerned about Chinese state violence, they would also be implicating the Silicon Valley companies that profit from the surveillance of Uighurs.

Oct 8, 2020 / Xiaowei Wang

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