How South Korea Triumphed, and the US Floundered, Over the Pandemic How South Korea Triumphed, and the US Floundered, Over the Pandemic
Testing, national health care, and transparency saved the day.
Mar 20, 2020 / Tim Shorrock
Citizen Gorbachev Speaks Citizen Gorbachev Speaks
If war is the consequence of a policy, then get rid of the policy.
Mar 16, 2020 / Mikhail S. Gorbachev
‘I Am Willing to Take a Bullet for You. Are You Willing to Go on Strike for Me?’ ‘I Am Willing to Take a Bullet for You. Are You Willing to Go on Strike for Me?’
The government won’t listen. The police keep cracking down. So Hong Kong protesters are trying a new tactic: They’re forming unions.
Mar 12, 2020 / Jun Pang and Nickolas Tang
Sanders v. Biden (v. Trump) on China Sanders v. Biden (v. Trump) on China
The coronavirus provides a stark reminder that the US does not have a coherent and forward-thinking China policy.
Mar 9, 2020 / Rob Howse and Zephyr Teachout
Washington Hawks Are Softening Their Hard Line on Sanctions Against North Korea Washington Hawks Are Softening Their Hard Line on Sanctions Against North Korea
They fear Mike Pompeo’s diplomacy is backfiring and may be alienating South Korea—and they worry that sanctions will vastly worsen the COVID-19 epidemic.
Mar 5, 2020 / Tim Shorrock
Those Shoes Were Made by a Uighur Detainee Those Shoes Were Made by a Uighur Detainee
China forces Muslim minorities to produce materials that may be used by Nike, Uniqlo, Zara, and other retail giants. It’s time for the fashion industry to talk about divestment.
Mar 5, 2020 / Jasmin Malik Chua
The Protests That Made and Unmade Japan’s Postwar Left The Protests That Made and Unmade Japan’s Postwar Left
The demonstrations against the Anpo treaty remain the largest protest movement in Japanese history and yet their defeat cleared the path for decades of conservative rule.
Mar 3, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Colin Jones
What Does Hollywood Lose When It Works With China? What Does Hollywood Lose When It Works With China?
They may fight over censorship and trade, but the biggest players all want the same thing: movies that make as much money as possible.
Mar 3, 2020 / Phoebe Chen
Hong Kong Is Still Waiting for Its Feminist Uprising Hong Kong Is Still Waiting for Its Feminist Uprising
Women and girls in the ongoing protest movement are up against a deeply unequal society.
Feb 25, 2020 / Jessie Lau
Trump Has Dropped the Pretense of Playing by the Rules of Democracy Trump Has Dropped the Pretense of Playing by the Rules of Democracy
He’s gambling that every agency that could put the brakes on his power grab is too cowed or compromised to stop him.
Feb 21, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky