Regions and Countries

Iran letter

Democrats Are Calling on Biden to Renew Diplomacy With Iran Democrats Are Calling on Biden to Renew Diplomacy With Iran

In spite of the president’s criticisms of Trump for backing out of the Iran deal, he has done little to reinstate it.

May 10, 2021 / Aída Chávez

Ro Khanna: It’s Vital That the US Drop Barriers to Vaccine Production and Aid Covid-Ravaged India

Ro Khanna: It’s Vital That the US Drop Barriers to Vaccine Production and Aid Covid-Ravaged India Ro Khanna: It’s Vital That the US Drop Barriers to Vaccine Production and Aid Covid-Ravaged India

“We aren’t an island. I mean, the disease is going to continue to come back to us,” said the representative from California.

May 7, 2021 / John Nichols

Labour

Under New Leadership, Britain’s Labour Party Loses Again Under New Leadership, Britain’s Labour Party Loses Again

Labour’s defeat in Hartlepool and in local elections across the country suggests the northern working class isn’t coming back any time soon.

May 7, 2021 / Gary Younge

Chevron oil refinery

The Biden State Department Nominee Who Worked for Saudi Arabia and Big Oil The Biden State Department Nominee Who Worked for Saudi Arabia and Big Oil

Financial disclosure forms reveal that one of the president’s nominees, Jose Fernandez, worked for Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and fossil fuel companies, including Chevro...

May 5, 2021 / Aída Chávez

Israel Palestine Apartheid

Yes, Israel Is Obviously an Apartheid State Yes, Israel Is Obviously an Apartheid State

The Human Rights Watch report is a valuable, sober, and deliberately uninflammatory piece of scholarship—which won’t make a damn bit of difference.

May 5, 2021 / Eric Alterman

Yi Sang’s Global Poetry

Yi Sang’s Global Poetry Yi Sang’s Global Poetry

Through his synthetic and surrealist style, the Korean poet helped chart an alternate path of internationalism in an age of empire.

May 3, 2021 / Books & the Arts / E. Tammy Kim

Pablo Iglesias Spain

The Center Cannot Hold in Spain, but Can the Left Take Advantage? The Center Cannot Hold in Spain, but Can the Left Take Advantage?

Madrid voters will cast their ballots on May 4, and the regional election could shape the future of Spanish politics.

May 3, 2021 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín

Voices Are Raised Against the NBA Launching Its New African League in Rwanda

Voices Are Raised Against the NBA Launching Its New African League in Rwanda Voices Are Raised Against the NBA Launching Its New African League in Rwanda

Human rights groups are concerned that using Rwanda as a backdrop would provide a public relations boost for its autocratic leader.

Apr 30, 2021 / Dave Zirin

Leeds

The Rise and Collapse of Europe’s Soccer Super League The Rise and Collapse of Europe’s Soccer Super League

If you blinked, you might have missed European soccer’s latest surrender to big money. But that doesn’t mean it’s all over…

Apr 30, 2021 / Sam Blum

Houthi rebels

As Yemen’s Famine Worsens, Biden Does Nothing As Yemen’s Famine Worsens, Biden Does Nothing

It remains unclear what, if anything, Biden has done to stop the Saudi Arabia–led military intervention.

Apr 30, 2021 / Chris Gelardi

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