Asia

Beijing Taxi

Cabbies Are Driving the Opposition to China’s Ridesharing Revolution Cabbies Are Driving the Opposition to China’s Ridesharing Revolution

Taxi drivers are striking back to defend their right to a fair living.

Jul 17, 2015 / Michelle Chen

BRICS 2014

Is the Ukrainian Crisis Triggering the End of the US-Dominated Post-1991 World Order? Is the Ukrainian Crisis Triggering the End of the US-Dominated Post-1991 World Order?

The emergence of a new multipolar world.

Jul 15, 2015 / Stephen F. Cohen

Malaysian Mass Grave

Obama Won’t Let Some Mass Graves Stop the TPP Obama Won’t Let Some Mass Graves Stop the TPP

It appears Malaysia will be given a free pass on human trafficking in order to protect the controversial trade deal.

Jul 10, 2015 / George Zornick

Religious students at Islamabad's Red Mosque

What a Trial in Pakistan Reveals About Women Who Choose Fundamentalist Islam What a Trial in Pakistan Reveals About Women Who Choose Fundamentalist Islam

Uzma Qayyum's controversial case set her against the men who would rescue her.

Jul 2, 2015 / Feature / Rafia Zakaria

Putin and Jinping

Russia or China? Washington Can’t Decide Who’s a Bigger Threat Russia or China? Washington Can’t Decide Who’s a Bigger Threat

Knowing one’s enemy is usually considered the essence of strategic planning. Washington doesn’t know.

Jul 2, 2015 / Michael T. Klare

Vietnamese Factory Workers

TPP Could Actually Make Working Conditions Worse in Vietnam TPP Could Actually Make Working Conditions Worse in Vietnam

The free market won’t break the country’s manufacturers’ reliance on forced labor, child labor, and dismal wages.

Jul 1, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Praful Bidwai

Remembering Praful Bidwai Remembering Praful Bidwai

Praful Bidwai used rigorous journalism to advance progressive change.

Jul 1, 2015 / Mark Kesselman

US soldiers during the Korean War

June 27, 1950: President Truman Sends US Forces to Korea June 27, 1950: President Truman Sends US Forces to Korea

"The immediate task of suppling military aid falls on us, and there is no question that it will be discharged."

Jun 27, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

NATO exercise

NATO Ups the Ante in the Ukraine Crisis NATO Ups the Ante in the Ukraine Crisis

Placing troops and weaponry on Russia’s border will only heighten tensions in the region.

Jun 26, 2015 / James Carden

Boxer Rebellion

June 20, 1900: The Boxer Rebellion Begins in China, Targets Foreign Interference June 20, 1900: The Boxer Rebellion Begins in China, Targets Foreign Interference

"The revolt is one against modern ideas and methods, whether imposed from without or advocated from within."

Jun 20, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

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