Bureau of Sex Slavery Bureau of Sex Slavery
For Yanar and my sisters in Iraq and Syria.
Oct 2, 2015 / Eve Ensler
There’s No Conflict of Interest in the ‘New York Times’ Review of Kissinger’s Biography There’s No Conflict of Interest in the ‘New York Times’ Review of Kissinger’s Biography
The reviewer was Kissinger’s top pick to be his own biographer—what could go wrong?
Oct 2, 2015 / Greg Grandin
October 2, 2002: Sniper Attacks Begin Around the Washington, DC, Area October 2, 2002: Sniper Attacks Begin Around the Washington, DC, Area
“As we ride out the heightened troubles of these times, as our domestic fears become conflated with international terror, let us work hard not to fall back on the models that have ...
Oct 2, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Donald Trump Is a True Candidate of the .00001 Percent Donald Trump Is a True Candidate of the .00001 Percent
The real question is: How has The Donald made it this far in the race?
Oct 1, 2015 / Nomi Prins
The Pope’s Visit The Pope’s Visit
Pope Francis came and Yogi went— The latter up toward heaven sent. The pope seemed humble as that Yankee— He almost said, “Just call me Frankie.” But critics say that it’s a shame…
Oct 1, 2015 / Column / Calvin Trillin
How to End the Civil War in Syria How to End the Civil War in Syria
It won’t be easy, but there are concrete measures we can take right now to relieve the agony.
Oct 1, 2015 / The Editors
A Stage Across the Sea A Stage Across the Sea
An unjustly-neglected Libyan novelist captured the twisted logic of colonialism, past and present.
Oct 1, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Ursula Lindsey
October 1, 1949: Mao Zedong Proclaims the People’s Republic of China October 1, 1949: Mao Zedong Proclaims the People’s Republic of China
“The sooner we and the other Western powers take the plunge and recognize the new government, the better it will be both for China and for the West.”
Oct 1, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Is Turkey Returning to Civil War? Is Turkey Returning to Civil War?
The cease-fire between the government and the Kurdish PKK has broken down, with increasing repression of the media and opposition political activists.
Sep 30, 2015 / Constanze Letsch
How Did New Orleans’s Vietnamese Americans Recover After Katrina? How Did New Orleans’s Vietnamese Americans Recover After Katrina?
The community’s success is a model for solidarity across race and class in the face of natural disaster and political disenfranchisement.
Sep 30, 2015 / Michelle Chen