In Lebanon, a Census Is Too Dangerous to Implement In Lebanon, a Census Is Too Dangerous to Implement
Do you accept the lie, and relative stability, of the old count? Or do you push toward truth with a new census, no matter the consequences?
Oct 17, 2019 / Amos Barshad
Ecuador Reaches a Deal—but Unrest May Return Ecuador Reaches a Deal—but Unrest May Return
Protesters in Ecuador win some concessions, but underlying problems remain.
Oct 16, 2019 / Mark Weisbrot
China Is Exporting Its Anti-Muslim Strategy to India China Is Exporting Its Anti-Muslim Strategy to India
Muslims in Kashmir may find themselves in a Xinjiang-style dystopia thanks to Chinese technology and Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalism.
Oct 16, 2019 / Nithin Coca
LeBron James’s Politics Stop at the Water’s Edge LeBron James’s Politics Stop at the Water’s Edge
The King was asked about the relationship between China and the NBA, and did not cloak himself in glory.
Oct 15, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Can Extinction Rebellion Put Climate Change ‘Beyond Politics’? Can Extinction Rebellion Put Climate Change ‘Beyond Politics’?
Right now their approach is making politicians come to them.
Oct 14, 2019 / Daniel Judt
The Halle Synagogue Attack Is an Ominous Sign of the German Far Right’s Growing Prominence The Halle Synagogue Attack Is an Ominous Sign of the German Far Right’s Growing Prominence
Halle, a bustling university town an hour’s train ride from Berlin, has become a kind of hub for the country’s New Right.
Oct 14, 2019 / Carol Schaeffer
Where in the World Is Daryl Morey? Where in the World Is Daryl Morey?
The Houston Rockets GM dipped his toe into political waters, and now the players are left to clean up the mess.
Oct 14, 2019 / Dave Zirin
How Boris Johnson Fell For America How Boris Johnson Fell For America
Britain’s prime minister is a lifelong admirer of the US. How will Brexit change his—and his country’s—special relationship?
Oct 14, 2019 / Feature / Jon Allsop
Trudeau’s Blackface Is Appalling, and So Are His Policies Trudeau’s Blackface Is Appalling, and So Are His Policies
As he campaigns for reelection, Canada’s performatively woke prime minister is finally being held to account. But what are the alternatives?
Oct 11, 2019 / Sophia Reuss
Our Maniac in the White House: Tales of Woe and Resistance Our Maniac in the White House: Tales of Woe and Resistance
Trump is inflicting enormous damage with his great and unmatched idiocy. But California continues to dance to its own tune, with a raft of progressive legislation.
Oct 11, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky