This year’s lowlights from world politics, the culture wars, and the military-industrial complex.
Can Europe Resist the Trump Tide?
Austria’s latest vote shows the European ideal isn’t dead yet. But the far right is rising quickly.
Trump the Predictable
Without exception, Trump’s foreign policy picks are members of the far right: aggressive, Islamophobic, and contemptuous of diplomacy.
The Deep Colonial Roots of France’s Unveiling of Muslim Women
If the burkini is incompatible with fundamental French values, it is those fundamental values that have to change.
Khizr Khan’s Son Sacrificed His Life for a War That Never Should’ve Happened
Clinton’s rhetoric on the Muslim world might be friendlier than Trump’s, but her record is much bloodier.
ISIS Must Love Donald Trump
While Muslims knelt in prayer for Orlando, Trump was urging his followers to reach for their guns.
After Orlando: Twitter Recoils from Islamophobia, Takes Aim at Gun Laws
An analysis of the Twitter conversation over 12 hours on the day of the shooting reveals deep animosity against politicians for not legislating tougher gun controls.
Before Orlando, Omar Mateen Worked for Human Rights Abusers
G4S, where Omar Mateen worked as a security guard, profits from both U.S. border militarization and the Israeli occupation.
Sadiq Khan and the End of Islamophobia
The victory of Sadiq Khan has “normalized” Muslims in UK politics in much the same way that JFK normalized Catholics in American politics. But American Muslims are still waiting for their JFK moment.
Life in the Gray Zone
While ISIS makes war on the world’s vast majority of “moderate Muslims,” hardliners in the West pretend they don’t exist.