Surviving Tiananmen: The Price of Dissent in China Surviving Tiananmen: The Price of Dissent in China
Remembering the Tiananmen Movement is not just about repression—it’s about hope.
Jun 4, 2019 / Rowena He
The Tangled History of American and Israeli Exceptionalism The Tangled History of American and Israeli Exceptionalism
Amy Kaplan’s new book examines the pioneering cultural myths that have tied Israel and the United States together.
Jun 3, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Rashid Khalidi
La represión de Ecuador al aborto está encarcelando mujeres La represión de Ecuador al aborto está encarcelando mujeres
Durante décadas, fue considerado un asunto privado. Ahora, según una investigación de The Nation, las mujeres que terminan sus embarazos (de manera voluntaria o no) se enfrentan a ...
May 31, 2019 / Zoë Carpenter
America’s Allies in the Middle East Are the Real ‘Troika of Tyranny’ America’s Allies in the Middle East Are the Real ‘Troika of Tyranny’
John Bolton claims that “socialist” states in Latin America are a threat. He’s lying to you.
May 30, 2019 / Danny Sjursen
How One Man Survived Syria’s Gulag How One Man Survived Syria’s Gulag
Like thousands of others, Omar Alshogre was repeatedly tortured in Bashar al-Assad’s prisons—but unlike so many, he got out. Now he’s telling the world about the regime’s industria...
May 30, 2019 / Hisham Aidi
How Bad Can Brexit Get? How Bad Can Brexit Get?
Theresa May is out, but the crisis that made her premiership both possible and untenable has intensified.
May 30, 2019 / Column / Gary Younge
Why We Challenged Singapore’s ‘Fake News’ Legislation Why We Challenged Singapore’s ‘Fake News’ Legislation
Activist victories against Singapore’s ruling party are close to impossible—but we kept fighting, because we had no other option.
May 30, 2019 / Kirsten Han
What Just Happened in Europe? What Just Happened in Europe?
Three takeaways from last week’s results.
May 29, 2019 / David Adler
Italy’s Right-Wing Demagogue Matteo Salvini Wins Big in the EU Elections Italy’s Right-Wing Demagogue Matteo Salvini Wins Big in the EU Elections
As in much of the rest of Europe, the left’s failures have opened the floodgates to extremism.
May 29, 2019 / Frederika Randall
European Elections: Rejoice or Despair? European Elections: Rejoice or Despair?
Victories on the far right and the green left mean we need a radical new vision for the future.
May 28, 2019 / Emilie Prattico