South African President Jacob Zuma May Be Forced From Office—Will He Bring the ANC Down With Him? South African President Jacob Zuma May Be Forced From Office—Will He Bring the ANC Down With Him?
For the first time since the end of apartheid, South Africans are mobilizing in large numbers across lines of race and class to protest government corruption.
Apr 1, 2016 / Douglas Foster
The Trauma of Chemical Warfare Continues to Terrorize Syrians The Trauma of Chemical Warfare Continues to Terrorize Syrians
While the fragile Syrian cease-fire is holding, the horrors of the last five years aren’t easily forgotten.
Apr 1, 2016 / John Knefel
Vietnam’s Labor Newspaper, Where a Staff of 200 Reports on Abuses at Home and Abroad Vietnam’s Labor Newspaper, Where a Staff of 200 Reports on Abuses at Home and Abroad
Lao Dong belongs to the official union federation, but it maintains an independent critical voice.
Mar 30, 2016 / Photo Essay / David Bacon
Islamic Extremism Is Not the Root Cause of Europe’s Terror Problem Islamic Extremism Is Not the Root Cause of Europe’s Terror Problem
European elites have a “youth revolt” on their hands.
Mar 30, 2016 / Joshua Holland
The Importance of Palmyra, Colonizing Kiev, and Donald Trump The Importance of Palmyra, Colonizing Kiev, and Donald Trump
The Syrian-Russian retaking of a major ISIS stronghold and the West’s further control over the Kiev government refute the orthodox US narrative of the new Cold War, which Trump is ...
Mar 30, 2016 / Stephen F. Cohen
The Decades-Long Conflict in Western Sahara Just Got Worse The Decades-Long Conflict in Western Sahara Just Got Worse
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has aggravated tensions with Morocco—and done little to help the Polisario Front.
Mar 29, 2016 / Anna Theofilopoulou
What Obama Has Gotten Right About the Foreign-Policy Establishment What Obama Has Gotten Right About the Foreign-Policy Establishment
What we need today is a serious and sustained challenge to the “credibility” addiction that has failed our country for so long.
Mar 29, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The US Wants to Deport This Palestinian—but First It’d Have to Recognize Palestine The US Wants to Deport This Palestinian—but First It’d Have to Recognize Palestine
Officially “stateless” in the eyes of the US government, Hisham Shaban Ghalia has ground the mechanisms of deportation to a halt.
Mar 28, 2016 / John Washington
These Refugees Are Being Returned to the Violent Circumstances They Left Behind These Refugees Are Being Returned to the Violent Circumstances They Left Behind
For some asylum seekers, their “well-founded” fear of persecution is proven only after they’re repatriated.
Mar 25, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Chile’s Future: On the World Stage Chile’s Future: On the World Stage
What can Chile’s Santiago a Mil festival tell us about the country?
Mar 25, 2016 / Alisa Solomon