World

Yanis Varoufakis and Christine Lagarde

Will Europe’s Leaders Push Greece to the Breaking Point? Will Europe’s Leaders Push Greece to the Breaking Point?

The crisis isn’t quite as dire as the media often portray it, but still—this is a dangerous moment for Greek democracy and for Europe.

Jun 21, 2015 / Maria Margaronis

Boxer Rebellion

June 20, 1900: The Boxer Rebellion Begins in China, Targets Foreign Interference June 20, 1900: The Boxer Rebellion Begins in China, Targets Foreign Interference

"The revolt is one against modern ideas and methods, whether imposed from without or advocated from within."

Jun 20, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

‘It’s the Day Without Haitians in Dominican Republic’

‘It’s the Day Without Haitians in Dominican Republic’ ‘It’s the Day Without Haitians in Dominican Republic’

Haitian residents go into hiding as the deadline for mass deportation arrives.

Jun 19, 2015 / Roberto Lovato

Henry Wallace Nation Security Forum

New Documentary Series Calls Out the Militarization of US Society New Documentary Series Calls Out the Militarization of US Society

The theme of alternative foreign policy and national security possibilities is what animates an ambitious new project from our friends at Brave New Films.

Jun 19, 2015 / Peter Rothberg

Army Humvees

ISIS Is Using US Military Hardware to Fight the Iraqi Army ISIS Is Using US Military Hardware to Fight the Iraqi Army

And the Pentagon wants to send even more to the country.

Jun 19, 2015 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

June 19, 1953: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Are Executed June 19, 1953: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Are Executed

“Abroad this execution will be thrown in our faces for a long time to come.”

Jun 19, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

Brazil and China

China Is Building a Massive Railway Across South America—at a Huge Human and Environmental Cost China Is Building a Massive Railway Across South America—at a Huge Human and Environmental Cost

How the “Twin Ocean Railroad” pits people against profit.

Jun 19, 2015 / Michelle Chen

I.F. Stone

June 18, 1989: I.F. Stone Dies June 18, 1989: I.F. Stone Dies

“He combined the meat-and-potatoes moxie of a police reporter, the instinct for precision of a scholar, the question-phrasing skill of a Socrates...and the political philosophy of ...

Jun 18, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac

A guard in Sanaa, Yemen

Death and Devastation in Sanaa Death and Devastation in Sanaa

The brutal Saudi bombing of Yemen has killed thousands and left the capital paralyzed by fuel and water shortages.

Jun 18, 2015 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous

Poster of Morsi

Is the Death Sentence on Egypt’s Morsi a Death Sentence on Egypt? Is the Death Sentence on Egypt’s Morsi a Death Sentence on Egypt?

Support for the Muslim Brotherhood has fallen, but they still command a sizable minority.

Jun 18, 2015 / Juan Cole

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