The Legacy of Asma Jahangir The Legacy of Asma Jahangir
A Pakistani activist and human-rights lawyer, she left a mark on the global fight against inequality.
Feb 14, 2018 / Barbara Crossette
The Clothing Industry Is Set to Consume a Quarter of the Global Carbon Supply by 2050 The Clothing Industry Is Set to Consume a Quarter of the Global Carbon Supply by 2050
What would it take to make the fashion industry truly sustainable?
Feb 13, 2018 / Michelle Chen
For Immigrants in Trump’s America, the Dystopian Future Has Already Arrived For Immigrants in Trump’s America, the Dystopian Future Has Already Arrived
Documented and undocumented, young and old, immigrants are being swept up throughout the country.
Feb 13, 2018 / Moustafa Bayoumi
Why Does the Pentagon Always Tell Us the End Is Right Around the Corner? Why Does the Pentagon Always Tell Us the End Is Right Around the Corner?
What they should say is how many times they’ve been wrong about that.
Feb 13, 2018 / Tom Engelhardt
The Nuclear Posture Review Signals a New Arms Race The Nuclear Posture Review Signals a New Arms Race
We need to revive momentum for reducing nuclear weapons, not for “modernizing” them.
Feb 13, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Olympics Land on South Korea, Destroying Acres of Sacred Forests The Olympics Land on South Korea, Destroying Acres of Sacred Forests
What are we to make of the 2018 Winter Olympics?
Feb 13, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
The Farce of the ‘Olympic Athletes from Russia’ The Farce of the ‘Olympic Athletes from Russia’
The IOC wants to look tough on doping, but the designation has fanned the very nationalism that the Olympics are supposed to hedge against.
Feb 12, 2018 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
What We’ve Learned in Year 1 of Russiagate What We’ve Learned in Year 1 of Russiagate
The relentless pursuit of this narrative above all else has had dangerous consequences.
Feb 9, 2018 / Aaron Maté
Can Germany’s Social Democrats Get Their Groove Back? Can Germany’s Social Democrats Get Their Groove Back?
The turn to neoliberalism demoralized the party—and helped fuel the rise of the extreme right.
Feb 9, 2018 / Jordan Stancil
The Pentagon Sent $500 Million Abroad for International Drug Wars. What Happened Next Is a Mystery. The Pentagon Sent $500 Million Abroad for International Drug Wars. What Happened Next Is a Mystery.
A report by the Defense Department’s inspector general raises questions about a combatant command with a history of scandals.
Feb 8, 2018 / Nick Turse