Without Trust, Politics Is Reduced to Spectacle Without Trust, Politics Is Reduced to Spectacle
People must believe in public institutions in order to believe in the promises of democracy. Take a Kenyan’s word on this.
Aug 26, 2020 / Nanjala Nyabola
Letter From Seoul Letter From Seoul
“South Korea is not looking to the US to show the way anymore.”
Aug 26, 2020 / Kristin R. Pak
California Is Burning—and Trump Gathers Kindling California Is Burning—and Trump Gathers Kindling
No sympathy for those whose homes are threatened or firefighters risking their lives. Instead, he’s lobbed insults and stripped environmental protections.
Aug 21, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
What Belarus Stands to Lose What Belarus Stands to Lose
Fixing the country’s broken democratic process can’t come at the cost of the inequality and corruption other former Soviet republics are now facing.
Aug 20, 2020 / Vadim Nikitin
Trump Is Losing the Tech War Against China Trump Is Losing the Tech War Against China
The Trump administration has responded like a petulant child to China’s booming tech presence, from slapping tariffs on Chinese products to banning TikTok.
Aug 19, 2020 / Dilip Hiro
Swelling Protests in Belarus Signal a Possible Revolution of Love Swelling Protests in Belarus Signal a Possible Revolution of Love
The women’s solidarity protests have been in the streets since the August 9 election demanding honest elections and condemning police violence and torture.
Aug 18, 2020 / Nasta Zakharevich
The Factory Joins the Square: Putin’s Nightmare Unfolds in Belarus The Factory Joins the Square: Putin’s Nightmare Unfolds in Belarus
To overcome further economic stagnation that could lead to unrest, Russia will have to wrestle with a sizable Soviet legacy.
Aug 18, 2020 / Stephen Crowley
Posadism: The Rise and Fall of Apocalypse Communism Posadism: The Rise and Fall of Apocalypse Communism
A.M. Gittlitz, the author of a new book on J. Posadas, explains the socialist alien memes.
Aug 18, 2020 / Emily Berch
The Cost of ‘Singapore Inc.’? A Coronavirus Outbreak Among Migrants. The Cost of ‘Singapore Inc.’? A Coronavirus Outbreak Among Migrants.
Singapore must stop treating workers as digits in a game of economic growth.
Aug 17, 2020 / Kirsten Han
I Lost My Son in a Hail of Bullets at an Israeli Checkpoint I Lost My Son in a Hail of Bullets at an Israeli Checkpoint
Israeli soldiers shot to kill after Ahmad's car crashed into a checkpoint. They insist he did it on purpose but have refused to do a real investigation.
Aug 14, 2020 / Najah Erekat