Guatemala’s War on Truth Guatemala’s War on Truth
The arrest of Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora shines a spotlight on the country’s attacks on journalists. Would US intervention make the situation any better?
Aug 23, 2022 / Feature / María Inés Taracena
Will Europe Fracture Over the War With Ukraine? Will Europe Fracture Over the War With Ukraine?
As winter looms, double-digit inflation and energy costs will test unity.
Aug 23, 2022 / Mary Dejevsky
How Worldwide Famine Would Follow Even a “Limited” Nuclear War How Worldwide Famine Would Follow Even a “Limited” Nuclear War
A landmark study demands attention.
Aug 22, 2022 / Matt Bivens
Salman Rushdie Joins Indian Writers on 75 Years of Independence Salman Rushdie Joins Indian Writers on 75 Years of Independence
Shortly before he was attacked, Rushdie joined with dozens of Indian literary artists to lament the rise of Hindu nationalism and the fragile state of the country's democracy.
Aug 18, 2022 / Pranay Somayajula
Why Walden Bello’s Arrest and Detention for Cyberlibel Demands Attention Why Walden Bello’s Arrest and Detention for Cyberlibel Demands Attention
The charge is a brazen case of weaponing the law against critics.
Aug 18, 2022 / Walden Bello
The Kenyan Kakistocracy The Kenyan Kakistocracy
What are we supposed to do when the electoral system consistently yields terrible candidates?
Aug 17, 2022 / Nanjala Nyabola
The Twilight Years of American Hegemony The Twilight Years of American Hegemony
What could better fit an America in decline than a president in decline, the more radically so the better?
Aug 15, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt
AIPAC vs. Democracy AIPAC vs. Democracy
AIPAC has endorsed 109 January 6 insurrectionists. The organization clearly doesn’t care if candidates don’t care about fair elections.
Aug 12, 2022 / Ruth Messinger and Mik Moore
To Move Back From the Brink, Restart Nuclear Talks To Move Back From the Brink, Restart Nuclear Talks
It is high time that the US pursued disarmament diplomacy.
Aug 11, 2022 / Daryl G. Kimball
Washington Is Gung-Ho for a New Cold War. But That’s a Bad Old Idea. Washington Is Gung-Ho for a New Cold War. But That’s a Bad Old Idea.
It should focus on our security at home instead.
Aug 9, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel