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Today 5:30 am
The Pope Delivers a Clear Message in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Francis’s visit sought to address violence and corruption in the Central African state. The violent and the corrupt lined up for an audience.
Hugh Kinsella Cunningham and Nicolas Niarchos
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January 24, 2023
Harvard Changed Its Mind on Ken Roth—Not on Allowing Free Speech About Palestine
If even a highly respected establishment figure like Ken Roth can be targeted for speaking out against Israel’s abuse of Palestinian human rights, where does that leave student organizers like us?
Nadine Bahour and Shraddha Joshi
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January 20, 2023
Nothing Is Worse Than Silence in the Face of Aggression
The Russo-Ukrainian War and the rest of us.
Bill Fletcher Jr.
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January 10, 2023
The United States Thinks It’s the Exception to the Rules of War
Unlike the rest of the world, we have “Constitutional rights,” which apparently include the right to commit war crimes with impunity.
Rebecca Gordon
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January 4, 2023
The Continuing Imprisonment of Leila de Lima Is an International Scandal
Her incarceration for having the temerity to investigate former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is a stain on the reputation of the new Marcos administration.
Walden Bello
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December 14, 2022
Will Biden Shut Down Guantánamo?
After 7,627 nightmarish days of torture, cruel treatment, legal limbo, and injustice, it’s time for Biden to make good on his word: Shut it down.
Karen J. Greenberg
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December 7, 2022
Palestine: The Unexpected Star of the 2022 World Cup
From player demonstrations to unfurled flags, Palestinian struggle has been visible and fearless at the World Cup.
Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
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December 6, 2022
The West’s Broken Approach to Refugees
The persecution of non-white refugees seems to be on the rise not just in countries with far-right governments, but also in those known for their liberality.
Helen Benedict
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November 15, 2022
Kiribati’s Disorder in the Court
The Pacific island nation’s attempted deportation of an Australian-born judge shows how the decolonizing world’s reliance on foreign-born judges threatens nascent democracies.
Pete McKenzie
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November 7, 2022
The Problem With “Jihad, Rehab” Isn’t Filmmaker Meg Smaker’s Color or Religion
The idea that a white woman cannot make a film about non-white men is absurd. But as “Meg,” the film’s narrator, her voice is the voice of the cop.
Moustafa Bayoumi