From immigration to climate, the white left’s blind spots have sullied even well intentioned efforts to combat Trump, the far right, and ecological collapse.

From immigration to climate, the white left’s blind spots have sullied even well intentioned efforts to combat Trump, the far right, and ecological collapse.
Gun exports reached record levels in 2017 and again in 2018. Can Congress stop Trump from loosening the rules even further?
The Philippine strongman was counting on China to quash a UN resolution to investigate his brutal “war on drugs.” They failed.
Elections are coming up in Japan, and Shinzo Abe faces a challenge from the left.
Poor and working communities stand to gain the most from protections against corporations that expose them to pollution.
The world has enough water for 7 billion people, but not if countries waste, hoard, or weaponize it.
Trump and Kim getting along is better than the alternative, but there’s no denying troubling similarities in the two men’s political styles.
Don’t expect Trump to do a North Korean-style pivot in his relations with Iran.
Authoritarian governments have tried to rig elections for ages. More dangerous are the far-right leaders concentrating their power by relatively fair elections.
China’s ambitious infrastructure initiative is also about building knowledge and not just things.