The expansion of American universities into authoritarian countries raises troubling questions about their ability to guarantee academic freedom and student expression on their satellite campuses.
The U.S. immigration system—and efforts to reform it—can impact women differently from men. While much of the U.S. immigration debate has centered on controversies over citizenship and “border security,” less attention has been paid to the enormous impact of immigration policies on women, who make up 51 percent of undocumented immigrants and face unique challenges as they try to make a living in a new country.
From Erdogan to Bradley Manning.
“Who is this man Mandela?” The U.S News & World Report asked in January 1990. Apparently no one much knew, since the magazine could only come up with three short paragraphs about the ANC leader. But it was Mandela’s visit to the United States after his release from prison that most highlighted how much America had yet to learn about the anti-apartheid leader.
“Conspiracy theories” or not, it’s worth looking into his death more closely.
The NNSA won’t admit that nuclear weapons’ time has passed.
No U.S. administration in the past 17 years has deigned it important enough to press either Algeria or France to investigate.
Tactical nuclear weapons can only further complicate Pakistan-India relations.
The NSA’s access to data clouds in Europe is news to most Europeans.
The surveillance state stops being okay when it goes from racist to all-encompassing.