Biden’s China Problem: Resisting a New Cold War in Asia Biden’s China Problem: Resisting a New Cold War in Asia
The breakdown of the neoliberal consensus creates an opening for a more progressive China policy—while also increasing the danger of war.
In Hong Kong, We Thought We Had More Time In Hong Kong, We Thought We Had More Time
Most Americans don’t realize how precarious political freedoms really are.
Jan 8, 2021 / Wilfred Chan
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
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
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’
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.
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
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’
Despite the pandemic, US-backed ravaging of Okinawa continues. So does the people’s direct action.
Nov 12, 2020 / C. Douglas Lummis
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