#MeToo Made Me Reconsider My Wartime Affair #MeToo Made Me Reconsider My Wartime Affair
Was it love? A search for validation and empowerment? Or was he taking advantage?
Dec 31, 2019 / Teresa Fazio
The Global Garbage Economy Begins (and Ends) in This Senegalese Dump The Global Garbage Economy Begins (and Ends) in This Senegalese Dump
How Dakar’s trash depot became a battleground for Chinese industry, the World Bank, and Senegalese organized labor.
Dec 31, 2019 / Katie Jane Fernelius
One Family’s Story and the Meaning of Migration in 21st Century America One Family’s Story and the Meaning of Migration in 21st Century America
Jason DeParle’s A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves tracks the three decade journey of the Comodas family from the Philippines to Houston, Texas.
Dec 27, 2019 / Q&A / Noah Flora
The Trump Presidency Is Our Second 9/11 The Trump Presidency Is Our Second 9/11
For the past three years, Donald Trump has been a uniquely disastrous president.
Dec 26, 2019 / Tom Engelhardt
The Climate Movement Is Gaining Momentum in Spite of Trump The Climate Movement Is Gaining Momentum in Spite of Trump
The Trump administration cannot suppress the will of millions of people driving for the large structural change needed to save our species.
Dec 24, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Low-Intensity War Is Underway in Northeast Asia A Low-Intensity War Is Underway in Northeast Asia
Beneath the radar in Korea, a military buildup—by both sides—has raised tensions to an alarming degree.
Dec 23, 2019 / Tim Shorrock
What Never-Ending War Does to Kids What Never-Ending War Does to Kids
Dec 23, 2019 / Andrea Mazzarino
California’s Fires Prove the American Dream Is Flammable California’s Fires Prove the American Dream Is Flammable
If we want to keep cities safe in the face of climate change, we need to seriously question the ideal of private homeownership.
Dec 23, 2019 / Kian Goh
Decolonization and the Pursuit of an Egalitarian International Order Decolonization and the Pursuit of an Egalitarian International Order
A new book looks at the mid-20th century cohort of African and Caribbean leaders who attempted to demand new rules from the world system.
Dec 23, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Immerwahr
The End of Human Rights The End of Human Rights
The United States is throttling what meager enforcement mechanisms still exist.
Dec 23, 2019 / Column / Rafia Zakaria