British Prime Minister Liz Truss Is No Margaret Thatcher British Prime Minister Liz Truss Is No Margaret Thatcher
The Tory leader's pledge to deliver neoliberal “shock therapy” brought her own party conference to the brink of open revolt.
Oct 6, 2022 / Steve Howell
Not Even Nuclear War Will Stop the Fighting in Ukraine Not Even Nuclear War Will Stop the Fighting in Ukraine
Kyiv deserves our economic support and military aid, but not American troops or nuclear ambiguity.
Oct 6, 2022 / Kai Bird for The Nation
Dispatch from Ukraine: The Postmaster of Mykolaiv Dispatch from Ukraine: The Postmaster of Mykolaiv
Neither rain nor snow—nor Russian artillery—deter Egor Kosorukov from making sure the mail gets through.
Oct 5, 2022 / Leif Reigstad
Mahsa Amini and the Women of Iran Mahsa Amini and the Women of Iran
Twenty-two-year-old Mahsa Amini died in police custody after being arrested by the “morality police” for improperly wearing a hijab. Her murder sparkled an ongoing series of protes...
Oct 5, 2022 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo, Nasrin Sheykhi, and Emanuele Del Rosso
Lula Wins the First Round, but “Bolsonarismo” Is Here to Stay Lula Wins the First Round, but “Bolsonarismo” Is Here to Stay
In Brazil, support for Jair Bolsonaro, and the far right in general, proved significantly stronger than polling indicated.
Oct 3, 2022 / Benjamin Fogel
Off the Record: Barack Obama on Donald Trump Off the Record: Barack Obama on Donald Trump
A newly declassified press conference shows the former president’s prescience—and his blind spots.
Oct 3, 2022 / Jeet Heer
What the Government Never Learned From Puerto Rico What the Government Never Learned From Puerto Rico
Five years after Category 5 Hurricane María, Puerto Rico still wasn’t ready for the Category 1 Fiona. Why can’t federal and local governments be trusted to lead recovery?
Sep 30, 2022 / Photo Essay / Israel Meléndez Ayala
Putin’s Support Among the Far Right Is Splintering Putin’s Support Among the Far Right Is Splintering
The new Italian leader is still pro-NATO, but the broader right is divided.
Sep 30, 2022 / Jeet Heer
Giorgia Meloni’s Plan for Italy Giorgia Meloni’s Plan for Italy
The far-right leader is not poised to become a dictator but something more insidious.
Sep 30, 2022 / Paolo Gerbaudo
The Vatican’s Disgraceful China Deal Ought to End The Vatican’s Disgraceful China Deal Ought to End
By renewing a secretive agreement with Beijing, the Vatican is dangerously close to being complicit in the Chinese government’s deepening rights abuses.
Sep 30, 2022 / Maya Wang