Understanding how the new right went global — and how to stop it — is key to keeping our planet habitable.
Inside the Battle for Another World
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Human Rights
Bearing Witness to the Costs of War
I’m a scholar of the war on terror’s civilian casualties, as well as a military spouse. Until the suffering ends, all of us should bear witness to the costs of war.
“They Are Killing Us Like Dogs”: Dispatches from the Ground in Bolivia
Indigenous protesters against the coup government report escalating atrocities and rising repression.
Don’t Just Focus on Trump’s Crimes at Home
Trump’s war on the law extends beyond flouting Congress and packing courts — overseas, it extends to arguable crimes against humanity.
What’s Happening In Bolivia Is a Violent Right-Wing Coup
Progressives need to speak up: Morales made mistakes, but nothing justifies the violent right-wing putsch that followed.
Did the Fall of the Berlin Wall Produce the Trump Presidency?
Austere “shock therapy” after the Cold War only shocked the East into reaction. In the West, the corporate political center ultimately did the same.
How Literature Can Help Bridge the Empathy Gap
Can the written word bridge our aching divides? Experiments are underway in some of the world’s most combustible conflict zones.
Why I Cry at Work: Drone War Burnout
America’s drone wars have gotten deadlier under Trump, but the Trump-first news cycle makes highlighting the human cost extremely difficult.
How the Judiciary is Chipping Away at the War on Terror
Lower courts are slowly but steadily eroding the legal basis for some of the most reactionary war on terror policies.
The NBA’s China Fiasco Shows What Businesses Really Value
Companies willingly censor or condemn free speech to retain market share in authoritarian countries. Just ask Daryl Morey.