Leaderless, Rudderless Britain Is at the Mercy of Desperate Conservatives Leaderless, Rudderless Britain Is at the Mercy of Desperate Conservatives
Liz Truss was a hopeless, incompetent leader. But the temptation of a return to the discredited certainties of free-market dogma proved impossible for her party to resist.
Oct 21, 2022 / Gary Younge
Nationwide Protest of Putin’s War, and Exodus From Putin’s Russia Nationwide Protest of Putin’s War, and Exodus From Putin’s Russia
Russian history reminds that every major military defeat has led to the beginning of serious reforms or revolution.
Oct 21, 2022 / Boris Kagarlitsky
What We Should Have Learned From the War on Terror What We Should Have Learned From the War on Terror
And what it can teach us about the future of the crisis in Ukraine.
Oct 21, 2022 / Karen J. Greenberg
Liz Truss or No Liz Truss, Things Are Bleaker in Britain Than Anyone Realizes Liz Truss or No Liz Truss, Things Are Bleaker in Britain Than Anyone Realizes
As jaws drop around the world over the resignation of the UK’s shortest-lived prime minister, life here is getting considerably worse by the day.
Oct 20, 2022 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata
Want World Peace? Ban the Home Run. Want World Peace? Ban the Home Run.
The dream of the game-changing home run has shaped our approach to so much, from sports to geopolitics—most significantly, our ability to solve problems through reason and diplomac...
Oct 20, 2022 / Robert Lipsyte
Amid Inflation and Corporate Windfalls, French Workers Are Rising Up Amid Inflation and Corporate Windfalls, French Workers Are Rising Up
The increasing cost of living and the government’s heavy-handed response to a strike at oil refineries is pushing people into the streets, and the discontent isn’t going away.
Oct 19, 2022 / Cole Stangler
Now Is Not the Time to Playact Nuclear War Now Is Not the Time to Playact Nuclear War
NATO and Russia are both choosing this fraught moment to hold nuclear exercises.
Oct 18, 2022 / Matt Bivens
China and Russia Are Not Mirror Images China and Russia Are Not Mirror Images
Both countries pose major challenges to US foreign policy, but understanding their differences is crucial to reforming the global system.
Oct 18, 2022 / Feature / Jake Werner
Letters From the October 31/November 7, 2022, Issue Letters From the October 31/November 7, 2022, Issue
Principled jurisprudence… Accountability for Ghouta…
Oct 18, 2022 / Our Readers
The Saudi Regime Isn’t Afraid of Joe Biden The Saudi Regime Isn’t Afraid of Joe Biden
Despite widespread disgust at Saudi perfidy, odds are that crackpot realism will once again trump human rights—or even the national interest.
Oct 17, 2022 / Jeet Heer