Have Spain and Catalonia Reached a Point of No Return? Have Spain and Catalonia Reached a Point of No Return?
The bitter struggle over an independence referendum has pushed the country into a grave constitutional crisis.
Sep 26, 2017 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
The False Promise of Macron’s Labor Reforms The False Promise of Macron’s Labor Reforms
The French president’s proposed labor code would have grave consequences for workers.
Sep 22, 2017 / Cole Stangler
How to Lose Elections and Influence People How to Lose Elections and Influence People
Labour may have lost the election, but it laid the foundation for a more progressive UK.
Sep 22, 2017 / Column / Gary Younge
Trump Has Given Russia Hawks Little to Complain About Trump Has Given Russia Hawks Little to Complain About
Appointment hearings for Jon M. Huntsman and A. Wes Mitchell were wholly in line with the Beltway consensus on Russia.
Sep 21, 2017 / James Carden
Cambodia’s Crackdown: What Happens When an Autocrat Shutters a Newspaper Cambodia’s Crackdown: What Happens When an Autocrat Shutters a Newspaper
As Cambodia turns its back on the West, Hun Sen shuts down The Cambodia Daily.
Sep 21, 2017 / Julia Wallace
It’s 2025. The Temperature Is 112 Degrees. We Bombed 15 Countries Last Year. It’s 2025. The Temperature Is 112 Degrees. We Bombed 15 Countries Last Year.
It might seem crazy—but so did the election of Donald J. Trump.
Sep 21, 2017 / Tom Engelhardt
The Death of a Syrian Media Activist The Death of a Syrian Media Activist
Khaled al Zubi and his brother Osama could have fled to Jordan, but they chose to face threats and hardship so they could report on the war.
Sep 20, 2017 / Jeremy Hodge
Report From Dera’a, Cradle of the Syrian Revolution Report From Dera’a, Cradle of the Syrian Revolution
Perhaps because the struggle began here, its spirit has been preserved in its purest form in the south, with a free press and thriving civil society.
Sep 20, 2017 / Khaled al Zubi
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Appears Set to Win a 4th Term—but at What Cost? German Chancellor Angela Merkel Appears Set to Win a 4th Term—but at What Cost?
The anchor of the eurozone looks like an island of centrist calm amid turbulent populist waters. But an existential crisis may be looming.
Sep 20, 2017 / Philip Oltermann
The Real Crisis of European Multiculturalism The Real Crisis of European Multiculturalism
As a set of policies and as an ideal for a more pluralist society, it has failed not because of recent waves of immigration but because of how Europeans view their own culture and ...
Sep 20, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Joan W. Scott