The Trump administration’s one-off deals won’t empty Russia’s prisons—especially while U.S. deportations are refilling them.
Free the Kremlin’s Political Prisoners—and Stop Sending It New Ones
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Human Rights
Helping the Powerful Escape Accountability
Trump is dismantling the International Criminal Court to protect himself, his allies, and Israel. We shouldn’t let him.
Americans Should Reject All State-Sanctioned Murder, Live-Streamed or Not
Last year, the U.S. was 1 of only 17 countries to record an official execution.
The Next Minab
More important than who is right in a war is who is next: the child at the next school desk, the family in the next building, the stranger on the next flight.
Israel’s Elections Offer Palestinians Little Hope — But the World Can
None of Israel’s leading candidates have called for ending apartheid or ethnic cleansing. Other governments should not wait to act.
Is the AI Threat a Corporate Strategy?
Corporations are orchestrating a panic to invite neoliberal regulations that protect power structures rather than the public.
Authoritarian Governments Use INTERPOL as Tool of Transnational Repression
A global police-cooperation system built to pursue fugitives can also help repressive governments pursue exiles. Democratic states should stop treating its alerts as neutral data.
The Taliban Aren’t United. Accountability Can Exploit the Gaps.
The Taliban’s authoritarian rule isn’t uniformly enforced. International accountability can exploit those divisions, preserving evidence for future justice while improving conditions for some Afghans today.
Foreign Policy Crisis Points Awaiting the Next Generation of Progressive Lawmakers
The next Congress may see a record crop of progressive lawmakers. Here are some of the global issues they’ll need to confront.
The West’s Human Rights Consensus Is Fraying
The West’s claim to a shared standard of rights and legitimacy is losing whatever standing it still has.