The Supreme Court’s decision to let the indefinite ban go forward will certainly embolden Trump and his hardline supporters.
Britain Faces a Brave New World After Brexit
The UK’s Conservative government is weak, the Labor Party is rising, and EU members are out for blood.
What Ireland Can Teach Europe
Ireland is a small player, but it has much to teach its neighbors now suffering extremism, division, and debt.
What Happened to the Arms Trade Treaty?
Four years ago, the U.S. and the UK signed a landmark treaty to restrict the sale of arms to rights abusers. So why are they still profiting off the atrocities in Yemen?
The London Fire Is Fueling the Movement to Take on Inequality in the UK
Building on the momentum of the recent election, activists are demanding justice for Grenfell Tower fire victims as part of a broader agenda to narrow economic and racial divides.
Is It Possible to Undo 2016?
Bureaucracy may constrain the worst of Trump and Brexit, but real fixes have to come from the bottom-up.
While Trump Tries to Bring Back Zombie Coal, the UK Goes Coal-Free
While China, Europe, and several U.S. states are reaping the rewards of transitioning to renewables, the Trump administration appears dead-set on propping up a dying dirty industry.
How to Reinvent the European Left
Europeans want to upend politics as usual and the far right is still rising. If the left doesn’t come up with an unusual politics of its own, it will be upended as well.
Channeling FDR in the UK
The UK Labor Party has revived an FDR-era aspiration of imposing a maximum wage on the highest earners, among other radical proposals to stem inequality.
Conn Hallinan’s 2016 ‘Are You Serious?’ Awards
This year’s lowlights from world politics, the culture wars, and the military-industrial complex.