What Does a Leader of the Vietnam Anti-War Movement Think About Ken Burns’s Documentary?

According to Todd Gitlin, the film is an extraordinary portrayal of the people who lived through the war—both Americans and Vietnamese.

Jon Wiener

Cambodia’s Crackdown: What Happens When an Autocrat Shutters a Newspaper

As Cambodia turns its back on the West, Hun Sen shuts down The Cambodia Daily.

Julia Wallace

This Modern World

Tom Tomorrow

We Need to Reckon With the Story ‘What Happened’ Tells

Hillary Clinton has a unique perspective on a world-historical event. Why shouldn’t she write a book about it?

Katha Pollitt

The Death of a Syrian Media Activist

Khaled al Zubi and his brother Osama could have fled to Jordan, but they chose to face threats and hardship so they could report on the war.  

Jeremy Hodge

Report From Dera’a, Cradle of the Syrian Revolution

Perhaps because the struggle began here, its spirit has been preserved in its purest form in the south, with a free press and thriving civil society.

Khaled al Zubi

Trump’s Very, Very Fictional White House

On a parallel earth—big-league different.

Tom Tomorrow

Will Russia Leave the West?

The new Cold War could drive the planet’s largest country, long anchored politically in both geopolitical worlds, eastward to stay.

Stephen F. Cohen

The Progressives in the Democratic Party Keep Marching Forward

Savvy Democrats and progressives must focus on driving a bold new agenda and winning in 2018 and 2020.

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Are Part of the US Too

But they don’t get the same level of attention as Florida and Texas—let alone equal representation.

John Nichols