Bolivia’s Coup Is Still Happening Bolivia’s Coup Is Still Happening
Everything you wanted to know about Bolivian politics, but were afraid to ask.
Nov 18, 2019 / Zeeshan Aleem
Jeffrey Epstein Isn’t Going Away Jeffrey Epstein Isn’t Going Away
In the absence of a full reckoning, conspiracy theories about Epstein fester and allow the far right to exploit the popular mistrust of elites.
Nov 18, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Secret US Intelligence Files Provide History’s Verdict on Argentina’s Dirty War Secret US Intelligence Files Provide History’s Verdict on Argentina’s Dirty War
Recently declassified documents constitute a gruesome and sadistic catalog of state terrorism.
Nov 18, 2019 / Feature / Peter Kornbluh
5 Ways to Debunk the GOP’s Defense of Donald Trump 5 Ways to Debunk the GOP’s Defense of Donald Trump
The Republican anti-impeachment arguments are weak but pernicious. Here’s how to counter them.
Nov 15, 2019 / Elie Mystal
Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Isn’t Just Cruel, It’s Illegal Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Isn’t Just Cruel, It’s Illegal
As the administration continues its war on asylum seekers, a former asylum officer says forcing applicants to wait in Mexican camps violates international law.
Nov 15, 2019 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky
My Friend’s Husband Joined the Racist Brexit Party. Help! My Friend’s Husband Joined the Racist Brexit Party. Help!
Another reader asks why they got fired after they’d already quit.
Nov 15, 2019 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone
Why Are We in Ukraine? Why Are We in Ukraine?
Historically and even today, Russia has much in common with Ukraine—the United States, almost nothing.
Nov 14, 2019 / Stephen F. Cohen
Governments Abroad Are Shaping Our Foreign Policy in Broad Daylight Governments Abroad Are Shaping Our Foreign Policy in Broad Daylight
Countries like Saudi Arabia and Qatar have been influencing Washington through lobbyists, think tanks, journalists, and academia—and it’s all perfectly legal.
Nov 13, 2019 / Benjamin Freeman and Ryan Summers
Bolivia’s Anti-Indigenous Backlash Is Growing Bolivia’s Anti-Indigenous Backlash Is Growing
The ouster of President Evo Morales has reignited the country’s long-standing racism against its indigenous peoples.
Nov 13, 2019 / Jacquelyn Kovarik
The EU’s Shame Is Locked Away in Libya The EU’s Shame Is Locked Away in Libya
Incarcerated refugees wrote on mattresses with tomato paste: “We condemn EU policy on innocent detainee refugees in Libya.”
Nov 13, 2019 / Jérôme Tubiana