What’s Next for Asia’s Social Movements? What’s Next for Asia’s Social Movements?
The pandemic gives states an excuse to clamp down on the opposition, but it will also allow protesters to build solidarity with their communities.
May 13, 2020 / Nithin Coca
Chinatowns Must Radicalize to Survive Chinatowns Must Radicalize to Survive
Direct action and inclusivity are driving the new Asian American movement.
May 11, 2020 / Promise Li and Esther K
Africa Is Not Waiting to Be Saved From the Coronavirus Africa Is Not Waiting to Be Saved From the Coronavirus
If reporting doesn’t improve, the creativity and agency of swaths of humanity will be lost to history.
May 11, 2020 / Nanjala Nyabola
Covid-19 Is Forcing an Exodus From Peru’s Cities Covid-19 Is Forcing an Exodus From Peru’s Cities
On the streets of Lima, hundreds of thousands of people have started walking back to their hometowns.
May 11, 2020 / Photo Essay / Musuk Nolte, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation
Freedom of Speech Is Under the Gun as the Virus Spreads in Russia Freedom of Speech Is Under the Gun as the Virus Spreads in Russia
Authorities are tightening the screws on journalists and those who speak out. Growing civil solidarity may be the response.
May 8, 2020 / Nadezhda Azhgikhina
I Left Norway’s Lockdown for the US. The Difference Is Shocking. I Left Norway’s Lockdown for the US. The Difference Is Shocking.
Compared to Norway’s strict, early measures and rigorous testing, the US response to the pandemic has been catastrophic.
May 8, 2020 / Ann Jones
V-E Day Was 75 Years Ago. How Relevant Is It Today? V-E Day Was 75 Years Ago. How Relevant Is It Today?
The dark cloud of World War II has stopped recent US leaders from seeing the world as it actually is.
May 6, 2020 / Andrew J. Bacevich
The Worlds of Edward Said The Worlds of Edward Said
An exile who made the world his home, Said infused his literary style with a cosmopolitan ease and his political commitments with a cosmopolitan ethics.
May 5, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Rashid Khalidi
Reopening America Is Only Safe in Trump’s Dreams Reopening America Is Only Safe in Trump’s Dreams
Someone bring Trump into reality.
May 5, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow
Electoral Triumph Spurs Green New Deal in South Korea Electoral Triumph Spurs Green New Deal in South Korea
Citizens say they are ready for a renewed emphasis on making peace with North Korea and creating a greener future less dependent on fossil fuels.
May 1, 2020 / Tim Shorrock