The White House’s embrace of the Indian leader is normalizing fascism in the world’s most populous country — and in the U.S. as well.
Why I Crashed the White House’s Garden Party for Narendra Modi
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Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf League Is ‘Sportswashing’ At Its Worst
But if the effort is designed to distract from the Saudi government’s worst abuses — or U.S. support from them — it may backfire.
Russia Is from Mars, Ukraine Is from Venus
Russia is acting like an abusive husband in this gendered conflict.
‘Now Is the Time to Be Angry’: Afghanistan’s Progressive Past and Dark Present
A personal reflection on the ‘Big Men’ who’ve meddled in Afghanistan — and the women navigating the aftermath.
For Afghan Women, the Frightening Return of ‘Vice and Virtue’
The Taliban are going back on their promise to respect women’s rights. What can the international community do?
Trade Policy Won’t Work for Workers Till it Works for Women
The Biden administration needs to adopt a gender and social inclusion framework for future trade negotiations and agreements.
The Global Right Wing’s Bizarre Obsession with Pedophilia
Child molestation is a very real problem. But the far right is far more interested in demonizing women, homosexuals, and the transgender community.
Online Gender-Based Violence Is a Nightmare Without Borders
Tech-facilitated abuses against women and girls have been particularly widespread in South Korea
Decentralization Could Reduce Conflict in Postwar Afghanistan
The country’s 2004 constitution permits significant local control. Actually practicing it could protect women and minorities in the event of a Taliban takeover in Kabul.
China’s Economy Is Powerful, But Deeply Vulnerable
China’s rapid growth has reduced poverty and produced prosperity — as well as skyrocketing inequality, ecological catastrophe, and dangerous financial bubbles.