From the Hope of 1989 to a New Cold War From the Hope of 1989 to a New Cold War
Thirty years after the Berlin Wall’s collapse, alternatives do exist to the deep divisions in Europe.
Nov 12, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Inconvenient Truths Inconvenient Truths
Alarming things we have learned under Trump, but not always about him.
Nov 6, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
How Staples Center Kicked LA Gentrification Into Overdrive How Staples Center Kicked LA Gentrification Into Overdrive
It was hailed as a turning point for a depressed downtown, but its construction helped start a wildfire of displacement.
Oct 31, 2019 / Jonny Coleman and Jacob Woocher
This Canadian Election Made Me Question the Point of Voting This Canadian Election Made Me Question the Point of Voting
Canada’s latest federal election was a chaotic, racist mess. And it looks even worse when you’re a progressive voter in Canada’s conservative heartland.
Oct 28, 2019 / Bashir Mohamed
Democrats Shouldn’t Let Trump’s Problems Turn Them Into the Party of War Democrats Shouldn’t Let Trump’s Problems Turn Them Into the Party of War
The danger in criticizing the president’s policies is that it could revive an interventionist temper on the left.
Oct 22, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Quebec Students Can Teach the World a Thing or Two About Striking Quebec Students Can Teach the World a Thing or Two About Striking
After all, they’ve been doing it for decades.
Oct 18, 2019 / StudentNation / Miriam Lafontaine
Winning Hearts and Minds, but Not the Canadian Election Winning Hearts and Minds, but Not the Canadian Election
Always upbeat and killing it in the debates, Jagmeet Singh of the progressive NDP is picking up steam before next week’s election. If only good ideas were enough to sway voters.
Oct 17, 2019 / Steven Zhou
Trudeau’s Blackface Is Appalling, and So Are His Policies Trudeau’s Blackface Is Appalling, and So Are His Policies
As he campaigns for reelection, Canada’s performatively woke prime minister is finally being held to account. But what are the alternatives?
Oct 11, 2019 / Sophia Reuss
Unasked Questions About US-Ukrainian Relations Unasked Questions About US-Ukrainian Relations
Is US national security being trumped by loathing for Trump?
Oct 3, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
The US Is Wrapping Its Border Wall Around the World The US Is Wrapping Its Border Wall Around the World
From Jordan to the Philippines, countries across the world are following America’s lead and militarizing their borders.
Sep 24, 2019 / Todd Miller