Meet the Courageous Woman Standing Up to All Sides in Yemen’s Conflict Meet the Courageous Woman Standing Up to All Sides in Yemen’s Conflict
Radhya Almutawakel has faced detention, harassment, and even death threats for her efforts to document atrocities.
Nov 10, 2017 / Sarah Aziza
The Unheralded Putin—Russia’s Official Anti-Stalinist No. 1 The Unheralded Putin—Russia’s Official Anti-Stalinist No. 1
A memorial monument to Stalin’s millions of victims—the subject of intense political struggle for more than 50 years—was commemorated in Moscow by Vladimir Putin, whose support at ...
Nov 8, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Turkey Is Sliding Deeper Into Dictatorship Turkey Is Sliding Deeper Into Dictatorship
The arrest of noted human-rights defender Osman Kavala marks an escalation in the Erdoğan government’s ferocious campaign against all critics.
Nov 7, 2017 / Constanze Letsch
Koreans Protest Trump as the US Congress Tries to Restrain Him Koreans Protest Trump as the US Congress Tries to Restrain Him
“No to Trump, No to War” is the slogan of the day.
Nov 7, 2017 / Tim Shorrock
The Paris Climate Accord Didn’t Go Nearly Far Enough—Can Bonn Do Better? The Paris Climate Accord Didn’t Go Nearly Far Enough—Can Bonn Do Better?
If negotiators are going to meaningfully combat the climate crisis this week, they’ll need to forget about pleasing fossil-fuel corporations.
Nov 7, 2017 / Michelle Chen
What Russia’s Syria Intervention Tells Us About Its Interference in the US Election What Russia’s Syria Intervention Tells Us About Its Interference in the US Election
Playing on ethnic and racial divisions has become a hallmark of crony-capitalist Russia.
Nov 6, 2017 / Juan Cole
Devolutionary Road: Lessons From the Failed Independence Bids of the Kurds and Catalans Devolutionary Road: Lessons From the Failed Independence Bids of the Kurds and Catalans
Instead of cracking down on separatists, governments should devolve more powers to regional governments.
Nov 3, 2017 / Judith Matloff
Democracy With a Cynically Populist Face Democracy With a Cynically Populist Face
Sebastian Kurz and the new Austrian politics.
Nov 2, 2017 / Paweł Marczewski
Excerpt: Eduardo Galeano’s Final Short-Story Collection Excerpt: Eduardo Galeano’s Final Short-Story Collection
Hunter of Stories retells tales from our everyday lives with unparalleled compassion.
Nov 2, 2017 / Eduardo Galeano
Is Europe’s Far Right Stoppable? Is Europe’s Far Right Stoppable?
The mainstream’s analysis of the phenomenon is deeply flawed, and its responses only exacerbate the problem.
Nov 1, 2017 / Paul Hockenos