Nikki Haley Has Decided That Trumpism Is the Future Nikki Haley Has Decided That Trumpism Is the Future
From Trump skeptic to Trump cheerleader, the former UN ambassador has followed the trajectory of the GOP.
Nov 11, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Turkey’s Other Weapon Against the Kurds: Water Turkey’s Other Weapon Against the Kurds: Water
In times of conflict, war, and climate change, hydropower is state power.
Nov 11, 2019 / Alexandra Marvar
Far-Right Extremism Divides Germany’s Most Notorious Soccer Derby Far-Right Extremism Divides Germany’s Most Notorious Soccer Derby
Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, German soccer reveals deep and persistent political divisions.
Nov 10, 2019 / Dave Braneck
30 Years Ago Eastern Europeans Tore Down Walls. Now They Write Pop Songs to Putin. 30 Years Ago Eastern Europeans Tore Down Walls. Now They Write Pop Songs to Putin.
How crony capitalism and crippling austerity turned democracy into a dirty word.
Nov 8, 2019 / Lev Golinkin
The Trump Administration Is Undercutting Democracy in Bolivia The Trump Administration Is Undercutting Democracy in Bolivia
Will the US and the Organization of American States once again be able to overturn election results?
Nov 8, 2019 / Mark Weisbrot
The Chinese Government Cannot Be Allowed to Undermine Academic Freedom The Chinese Government Cannot Be Allowed to Undermine Academic Freedom
Universities are not taking seriously Beijing’s efforts to stifle free speech on campus.
Nov 8, 2019 / StudentNation / Sophie Richardson
I’m Watching My Students Become Soldiers in Our Endless Wars I’m Watching My Students Become Soldiers in Our Endless Wars
At West Point, Graduation Day felt more like a tragedy than a triumph.
Nov 8, 2019 / Danny Sjursen
The Berlin Wall Kept People In. Our New Walls Keep People Out. The Berlin Wall Kept People In. Our New Walls Keep People Out.
Walls have made a comeback—but like in Berlin, their effectiveness hinges on mass surveillance.
Nov 8, 2019 / Matthew Longo
I Was 10 When the Battle of Fallujah Taught Me the Meaning of War I Was 10 When the Battle of Fallujah Taught Me the Meaning of War
Fifteen years later, the Second Battle of Fallujah and the war that tore my country apart looms large in my memory.
Nov 7, 2019 / Ali Nayyef
Protests Against Israel’s Nation-State Law Proved a More Just State Is Possible Protests Against Israel’s Nation-State Law Proved a More Just State Is Possible
But to make that happen, it’s time to work outside of government and to build a movement.
Nov 7, 2019 / Dov Khenin