Continuing World Coverage

• January 23, 2023

  In a Land of Apartheid, a Trip to the Beach Can Be an Act of Resistance

  Not long ago, The Nation’s Palestine correspondent snuck into a moshav to sunbathe, because no one owns the sea.

  Mohammed El-Kurd

• January 20, 2023

  Nothing Is Worse Than Silence in the Face of Aggression

  The Russo-Ukrainian War and the rest of us.

  Bill Fletcher Jr.

• January 20, 2023

  The Tragedy of Ukraine

  What classical Greek tragedy can teach us about conflict.

  Nicolai N. Petro

• January 20, 2023

  Who Benefits Most From a Bloated Pentagon Budget? The Weapons Industry.

  The Pentagon’s long-awaited National Defense Strategy, released late last year, is an object lesson in how not to make choices among competing priorities. 

  William D. Hartung

Africa

• December 19, 2022

  A Gift Guide for the Whole Planet

  With accelerating climate change, threats against abortion rights, and need everywhere, you can make a difference by giving.

  Katha Pollitt

• December 15, 2022

  What the West Gets Wrong About the Rwandan Genocide

  The mass killings haunt US foreign policy and distort how we understand ethnic violence.

  Jina Moore

• December 7, 2022

  Palestine: The Unexpected Star of the 2022 World Cup

  From player demonstrations to unfurled flags, Palestinian struggle has been visible and fearless at the World Cup. 

  Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

• November 23, 2022

  US Arms Dealing Is Out of Control

  What will it take to rein in Washington’s arms-sales addiction?

  William D. Hartung

Asia

• January 9, 2023

  Pakistan's Transgender Community Rises Up

  In the wake of changing legal standards recognizing the self-determination of gender identity, transgender Pakistanis are taking steps to live openly.

  Hasan Ali

• January 4, 2023

  The Continuing Imprisonment of Leila de Lima Is an International Scandal

  Her incarceration for having the temerity to investigate former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is a stain on the reputation of the new Marcos administration.

  Walden Bello

• December 8, 2022

  I Was a Chinese Protester. Here’s Why I Risked My Freedom.

  Speaking over an encrypted messaging app, “Zhao” reflected on the demonstrations and the young people powering them.

  Jessie Lau

• December 6, 2022

  The Twitter User Taking on the Chinese Government

  “Teacher Li” has become a one-person news outlet and a crucial source of information about the protests in China for those both inside and outside the Great Firewall.

  Han Zhang

Europe

• January 18, 2023

  France’s Pension Reform Battle Will Be Decided in the Streets

  Macron is trying to push through cuts to the retirement system, looking to generate savings on the backs of the working class.

  Cole Stangler

• January 11, 2023

  Does Russian Journalism Have a Future?

  Reflections of a glasnost-era veteran.

  Nadezhda Azhgikhina

• January 10, 2023

  The United States Thinks It’s the Exception to the Rules of War

  Unlike the rest of the world, we have “Constitutional rights,” which apparently include the right to commit war crimes with impunity.

  Rebecca Gordon

• January 5, 2023

  Reflections on Vienna’s Social Housing Model From Tenant Advocates

  I participated in a 50-person delegation that toured Vienna's social housing developments last fall. What we saw should make Americans rethink how we approach housing.

  Oksana Mironova

Latin America

• January 18, 2023

  Lula’s New Mandate for Change in Brazil

  Though his country’s democracy survived the recent assault on the capitol complex, the newly reelected president’s efforts to deliver on his promises are likely to face strong resistance.

  Andrew Pasquier

• January 17, 2023

  The Surprising Strength of Brazil’s Democracy

  Seeming similarities between the attack on the presidential palace in Brasília and the US Capitol abound. But Brazilian democracy has proved more resilient.

  Omar G. Encarnación

• January 12, 2023

  Brazil’s Shocking—but Not Surprising—Attempted Coup

  The attacks in Brasilia failed, but Bolsonaro’s supporters are not going to go away quietly.

  Michael Fox

• January 11, 2023

  Brazil and Biden’s Foreign Policy

  On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Matthew Duss and Stephen Wertheim discuss the president’s partial break from a failed consensus.

  Jeet Heer

Middle East

• January 19, 2023

  Harvard Reverses Course After a “Nation” Exposé

  The Kennedy School has decided to extend an invitation to Ken Roth, the former head of Human Rights Watch, after a Nation cover story revealed that his fellowship was initially vetoed because of his criticisms of Israel.

  The Editors

• December 21, 2022

  A Far-Right Israel Is Zionism Without the Frills

  The election of Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition should serve as a clarifying moment for the political Zionist movement, and for its enablers.

  James Zogby

• December 21, 2022

  Conservative Jews Made a Terrible Bargain With Trump and the Right Over Israel

  American Jewish leaders have spent so long genuflecting before the Christian right that even the most blatant anti-Semitism finds them unable to stand up or speak out.

  Eric Alterman

• December 21, 2022

  What Qatar’s World Cup Tells Us About the World in 2022

  The soccer tournament offered signs that billions of people no longer think the United States and its entourage run the world.

  Tony Karon and Daniel Levy