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Boris Johnson’s Latest Defeat Makes an Early Election Inevitable Boris Johnson’s Latest Defeat Makes an Early Election Inevitable

In the contest over Britain’s future, Johnson’s opponents have won all the battles—but they could still lose the war.

Sep 5, 2019 / Stephen Bush

Immigrants in Dulles Airport

From Harvard Students to Diplomats—the US Is Turning Away Ever More Palestinians From Harvard Students to Diplomats—the US Is Turning Away Ever More Palestinians

When Harvard-bound Ismail Ajjawi was deported from Logan Airport last month, he joined a long list of Palestinians who’ve been denied entry under Trump.

Sep 5, 2019 / Mairav Zonszein

William Barr leaving home

What We Still Do Not Know About Russiagate What We Still Do Not Know About Russiagate

Vital questions about perhaps the worst alleged presidential scandal in US history remain unanswered.

Sep 4, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen

Boorish Johnson

The Wheels Are Coming Off Britain The Wheels Are Coming Off Britain

With Brexit, Britain is facing down a regressive, authoritarian, oligarch-backed far-right political project.

Sep 3, 2019 / Rachel Shabi

This New Book Highlights Arab Women Reporting From the Arab World

This New Book Highlights Arab Women Reporting From the Arab World This New Book Highlights Arab Women Reporting From the Arab World

Zahra Hankir’s anthology Our Women on the Ground elevates vital but often overlooked voices from Morocco to Gaza to Yemen.

Sep 3, 2019 / Sarah Aziza

Trump’s Support of Boris Johnson Should Remind Congress of the Necessity of Impeachment

Trump’s Support of Boris Johnson Should Remind Congress of the Necessity of Impeachment Trump’s Support of Boris Johnson Should Remind Congress of the Necessity of Impeachment

Be wary of a president who celebrates abuses of power abroad and who, at home, imagines that the Constitution “allows me to do whatever I want.”

Aug 30, 2019 / John Nichols

Brexit Protester

Boris Johnson Exposes the Big Lie of British Politics Boris Johnson Exposes the Big Lie of British Politics

Parliament has voted against every resolution to the Brexit saga, but Johnson has decided to forge ahead on his own.

Aug 29, 2019 / Stephen Bush

La Pampa

The Other Man-Made Disaster Ravaging the Amazon The Other Man-Made Disaster Ravaging the Amazon

Peru’s aggressive campaign to eradicate illegal gold mining in the Amazon has yielded mixed results.

Aug 29, 2019 / Leo Schwartz

South Koreans at anti-Japan rally

In a Major Shift, South Korea Defies Its Alliance With Japan In a Major Shift, South Korea Defies Its Alliance With Japan

Trade restrictions, an end to intelligence sharing, heated rhetoric—it’s all rooted in Japanese war crimes, papered over by a 1965 treaty in which Washington played a hidden hand.

Aug 27, 2019 / Tim Shorrock

Caspar Weinberger

Carolyn Forché’s Powerful Reckoning Carolyn Forché’s Powerful Reckoning

In her memoir, the poet confronts America’s role in El Salvador’s brutal civil war.

Aug 27, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Suzy Hansen

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