What’s the Difference Between a Refugee and a Deportee? A Lawyer. What’s the Difference Between a Refugee and a Deportee? A Lawyer.
Prompted by the ongoing crisis of child migrants from Central American, Senate Democrats are trying to get due process for “vulnerable” asylum seekers.
Feb 13, 2016 / Julianne Hing
Escape From the DPRK Escape From the DPRK
How Yeonmi Park, a North Korean defector, became a controversial globe-trotting celebrity on the stage of international human rights.
Feb 11, 2016 / Books & the Arts / E. Tammy Kim
Escalating the Political Propaganda War v. Cooperation with Russia Escalating the Political Propaganda War v. Cooperation with Russia
In recent days, opponents of diminishing the most dangerous aspects of the new Cold War have assailed such possibilities—from Ukraine, Turkey, and Europe to Syria.
Feb 10, 2016 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
Is New York State About to Create a Blacklist of BDS Supporters? Is New York State About to Create a Blacklist of BDS Supporters?
A new bill would create an official list of people who support the campaign to boycott, divest from, and sanction Israel for its abuse of Palestinian human rights.
Feb 10, 2016 / Rahul Saksena
Syrian Government Offensive, Aided by Intensive Russian Bombing, Directly Targets Civilian Infrastructure Syrian Government Offensive, Aided by Intensive Russian Bombing, Directly Targets Civilian Infrastructure
Mass displacement increasingly appears to be the aim of the military operation, not just a side effect, humanitarian aid officials say.
Feb 10, 2016 / Roy Gutman
The Toxic Work Environments That Produce Your Pots and Pans The Toxic Work Environments That Produce Your Pots and Pans
Multinational corporations are once again profiting off of China’s dismal labor conditions.
Feb 10, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Memories of the Mao Era Memories of the Mao Era
Ji Xianlin’s memoir is the most widely read account of the Cultural Revolution in China. Has it changed the country’s amnesia about its bloody past?
Feb 10, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Chenxin Jiang
Sanders Should Challenge the Foreign-Policy Status Quo Sanders Should Challenge the Foreign-Policy Status Quo
We desperately need to overturn a foreign policy that grows ever more divorced from the interests and security concerns of the vast majority of Americans.
Feb 9, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Everyone Knows the US Military Is Failing—So Why Won’t Washington Bring the Troops Home? Everyone Knows the US Military Is Failing—So Why Won’t Washington Bring the Troops Home?
It’s time to challenge politicians’ claims about the military’s effectiveness in the 21st century.
Feb 8, 2016 / Tom Engelhardt
In the Debate With Clinton on Iran Policy, Sanders Is Right. Here’s Why. In the Debate With Clinton on Iran Policy, Sanders Is Right. Here’s Why.
Clinton’s hawkish rhetoric undermines Iranian reformists as well as the potential for US-Iran regional cooperation.
Feb 5, 2016 / Bob Dreyfuss