The Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight The Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight
We’re facing two existential dangers simultaneously: nuclear war and climate change.
Jan 28, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Prince Harry’s Employment Prospects in Canada (Worst-Case Scenario) Prince Harry’s Employment Prospects in Canada (Worst-Case Scenario)
The prince has trouble finding work. Although without a pause he’s hunted, He hasn’t seen an ad that says, “Experienced ribbon cutter wanted.”…
Jan 28, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Bolton’s Bombshell Will Take Time to Explode Bolton’s Bombshell Will Take Time to Explode
Revelations from Bolton’s new book make congressional Republicans look like accomplices.
Jan 27, 2020 / Jeet Heer
The ‘Revolution of ’89’ Did Not Initiate a New Era of History The ‘Revolution of ’89’ Did Not Initiate a New Era of History
Though significant, the end of the Cold War ranks well below the fall of Russia’s Romanov dynasty (1917) or the discovery of penicillin (1928) as a turning point in the history of ...
Jan 13, 2020 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Spain Just Formed Its First Left Coalition Government in More Than 80 Years Spain Just Formed Its First Left Coalition Government in More Than 80 Years
It vows to strengthen job security and unions, raise the minimum wage and taxes on the wealthy, pass a climate-change law, and introduce free, universal public child care.
Jan 7, 2020 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
The 2010s Were a Decade of Imperial Overreach. Trump Is Making It Worse. The 2010s Were a Decade of Imperial Overreach. Trump Is Making It Worse.
Historically, such an approach does not end well, and there is ample evidence that Trump’s foreign policy is failing nearly everywhere.
Jan 7, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Europe Is Telling Gay Asylum Seekers They Are Not Gay Enough Europe Is Telling Gay Asylum Seekers They Are Not Gay Enough
The legitimacy of asylum claims is adjudicated with outdated and often inscrutable policies.
Jan 3, 2020 / Makana Eyre and Martin Goillandeau
France’s Undocumented Migrants Are Fighting for Their Rights France’s Undocumented Migrants Are Fighting for Their Rights
In the face of Macron’s intensified repression, the sans-papiers are marching in the streets and organizing in the workplace.
Dec 31, 2019 / Harrison Stetler
Decolonization and the Pursuit of an Egalitarian International Order Decolonization and the Pursuit of an Egalitarian International Order
A new book looks at the mid-20th century cohort of African and Caribbean leaders who attempted to demand new rules from the world system.
Dec 23, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Immerwahr
Where Now for Britain’s Labour Party? Where Now for Britain’s Labour Party?
Appealing to “socially conservative” voters, or a shift to the center, will fail. Corbyn himself may not be popular, but his leftward tack of the party is.
Dec 17, 2019 / Rachel Shabi