A culture of Islamophobia continues to poison the politics of both India and the United States.
Modi’s Muslim Problem—And Ours
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North America
Did the U.S. Revive Operation Paperclip for a Terrorist?
The United States seems to have granted asylum to a terrorist as it did Nazi scientists after World War II.
Mexico’s Oil Privatization: Risky Business
Mexico’s oil privatization scheme will hurt the environment, scar the landscape, and leave Mexico at the mercy of transnational firms.
5 Not-So-Fun Facts About Nuclear Weapons
Surveillance and drones aren’t the only departments in which President Obama’s record is worse than George W. Bush’s.
Fanning the Flames of Ukraine’s Disarray
Ukraine is in the throes of a human rights crisis, with serious violations on both sides.
Nuclear Weapons Are an Aging Society, Too
Bet you never heard of nuclear gerontology.
Piketty in Elysium
If inequality sells in bookstores and box offices, it will sell at the polls as well.
The Sewol on Our Shores
For some Korean American activists, the Sewol ferry disaster is a reminder that South Korean capitalism is a product of the country’s authoritarian past—a past in which the U.S. played no small part.
Who Is Dayani Cristal? A Tale of Death in the Desert
A new film offers a look at the human beings lost in the debate over “border security.”
Nuclear Weapons Are Like the Wedding at Cana
The supply of nuclear weapons can seem endless.