‘The Election Is a Sham’: A Q&A With Cambodian Opposition Leader Kem Monovithya ‘The Election Is a Sham’: A Q&A With Cambodian Opposition Leader Kem Monovithya
Cambodians head to the polls on July 29, but there is no viable opposition left on the ballot.
Jul 26, 2018 / Q&A / Safiya Charles
How to Destroy Democracy, the Trump-Putin Way How to Destroy Democracy, the Trump-Putin Way
All around the world, strongmen are seizing power and subverting liberal norms.
Jul 20, 2018 / Katha Pollitt
The US Turns a Blind Eye to Uganda’s Assault on Democracy The US Turns a Blind Eye to Uganda’s Assault on Democracy
For decades, dictator Yoweri Museveni has been a stalwart ally of the US military, while oppressing his own people.
Jul 20, 2018 / Helen C. Epstein
In Trump’s America, the Middle East Remains an Afterthought In Trump’s America, the Middle East Remains an Afterthought
And yet US foreign policy is far from innocent in the disasters playing out in Syria, Yemen, and elsewhere.
Jul 19, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon
The Attack on Democracy in Poland and the Response of the Left The Attack on Democracy in Poland and the Response of the Left
While liberals call for restoration of basic democracy, the left fears this will only revive the neoliberalism partly responsible for driving people to the right.
Jul 19, 2018 / David Ost
In the Age of Disaster Capitalism, Is ‘Survival Socialism’ the Solution? In the Age of Disaster Capitalism, Is ‘Survival Socialism’ the Solution?
A look at the British Labour Party’s plan to transform the economy from the ground up.
Jul 19, 2018 / Feature / Laura Flanders
Trump as New Cold War Heretic Trump as New Cold War Heretic
The president has broken with the nearly 20-year orthodoxy of blaming Russia alone for today’s post-Soviet confrontations.
Jul 18, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
Parsing the Surreal From the Sensible in Trump’s Helsinki Performance Parsing the Surreal From the Sensible in Trump’s Helsinki Performance
He made many bizarre comments, but he is right to want to reduce tensions with Russia.
Jul 18, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Can a New Left Movement Shift Israeli Politics? Can a New Left Movement Shift Israeli Politics?
Standing Together is uniting Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel in a shared struggle for economic and political justice.
Jul 18, 2018 / Hannah Pollin-Galay
Special Operations Forces Continue to Expand Across the World—Without Congressional Oversight Special Operations Forces Continue to Expand Across the World—Without Congressional Oversight
Even Congress doesn’t know the extent of American military reach.
Jul 17, 2018 / Nick Turse