Europe

Notre Dame Cathedral

Living in the Shadow of Notre Dame Living in the Shadow of Notre Dame

I remained in shock, horrified at the devastation so close to me, in the heart of Paris.

May 7, 2019 / Benoît Duteurtre

Marine Le Pen election posters.

The Disturbing Rise of ‘Femonationalism’ The Disturbing Rise of ‘Femonationalism’

Across Europe, politicians are hijacking feminist language to further right-wing ideologies. 

May 7, 2019 / Edna Bonhomme

Austrian Freedom Party campaign posters

Austria’s Far-Right Government Wants to Hobble Critical Media Austria’s Far-Right Government Wants to Hobble Critical Media

The Freedom Party attacks Muslims and cozies up to the extremist Identitarian movement. No wonder it sees independent journalism as a nuisance to be silenced.

May 3, 2019 / Jordan Stancil

(AP Photo / Manu Fernandez)

Did the CIA Orchestrate an Attack on the North Korean Embassy in Spain? Did the CIA Orchestrate an Attack on the North Korean Embassy in Spain?

A Nation investigation reveals a Rashomon-like tale with conflicting truths.

May 2, 2019 / Tim Shorrock

Robert Mueller sworn in

Mueller’s Own Mysteries Mueller’s Own Mysteries

Little-noted aspects of the first volume of the Mueller report.

May 1, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Spain general elections

In a Polarized Spain, Voters Give the Socialists Another Chance In a Polarized Spain, Voters Give the Socialists Another Chance

They could form a government with Podemos—but the emergence of a strong far right has significantly shifted the political debate.

Apr 30, 2019 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín

Eric Hobsbawm

Chronicling the Age of Hobsbawm: A Q&A With Historian Richard Evans Chronicling the Age of Hobsbawm: A Q&A With Historian Richard Evans

“The more I have read his writings, the more I have come to admire and respect him not just as an historian but as a person.”

Apr 26, 2019 / Sebastiaan Faber

Jon Snow

Jon Snow Would Vote Against Brexit Jon Snow Would Vote Against Brexit

As in Game of Thrones, Brexit’s villains are extremists fixated on short-term personal gain at the expense of everyone else.

Apr 26, 2019 / Peter Biskind

Mark Sabbatini

What It’s Like to Run the Arctic’s Alt-Weekly Newspaper What It’s Like to Run the Arctic’s Alt-Weekly Newspaper

Q&A with Mark Sabbatini, editor, writer, and publisher of Svalbard’s Icepeople.

Apr 24, 2019 / Q&A / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

Samos, Greece refugee camp

The Greek Island That Became an Open-Air Prison for Refugees The Greek Island That Became an Open-Air Prison for Refugees

A three-year-old EU-Turkey deal has made living on Samos a nightmare, especially for women.

Apr 23, 2019 / Helen Benedict

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