South Korea is trapped between a U.S. rock and a North Korean hard place. It should consider changing its relationship with the rock.
The De-Trumpification of America
What lessons can be learned from the end of the Confederacy, Nazi Germany, and Saddam’s Iraq?
In Brazil, Structural Racism Has Made COVID-19 Far Deadlier for Black People
Brazil has joined the U.S. atop the list of worst-impacted countries. Both have far-right leaders — and a legacy of institutional racism.
Defund the Pentagon, Too
Over-funding police has terrorized people of color and left communities less secure. Can the same not be said of the Pentagon?
LGBTQ Inequality and Vulnerability in the Pandemic
Around the world, LGBTQ people are more vulnerable to the pandemic — especially where their status intersects with poverty.
Cyclone Amphan Is a Warning for the United States
The storm ravaged India and Bangladesh all the worse because of social and economic inequality. The same, or worse, could happen here.
Defending Land and Water from Mining Profiteers in the Time of COVID-19
Global South communities affected by mining face multiple pandemics — not just of disease, but of violence, exploitation, and corporate capture.
The War Always Comes Home
The American war machine has always been integral to American racism. It’s time to tear it down along with those Confederate statues.
Racism and COVID-19: The World’s Twin Pandemics
The U.S. may be at the center of both pandemics, but — as worldwide demonstrations show — each is global.
The Class Politics of Coronavirus Responses in the Americas
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is rapidly losing public support, while Donald Trump remains entirely capable of triumphing in November despite his relative unpopularity.