A personal recollection on the day that launched the Iraq War — and its lessons for us 18 years later.
Right-Wing Soap Opera in the Netherlands
Thierry Baudet, the bad boy of Dutch politics, is hoping for a second act.
Cruel Immigration Policies Make the Pandemic Worse
Warehousing people in unsanitary conditions and then deporting them to poor countries is a recipe for contagion.
When Politicians Turn Immigration into a ‘Crisis,’ Entire Societies Suffer
A look at Sicily, where political restrictions on immigration are taking their toll on local residents as well as immigrants.
The Roaring of the Alpha Males (and the Silence of the Lambs)
Donald Trump wants to be king of the geopolitical jungle.
Did the Fall of the Berlin Wall Produce the Trump Presidency?
Austere “shock therapy” after the Cold War only shocked the East into reaction. In the West, the corporate political center ultimately did the same.
How to Displace the Great Replacement
The far right’s war on culture is capturing the hearts and minds of mass shooters and populist politicians.
Keeping Up the Fight Against the Muslim Ban
A year after the Supreme Court ruling upholding it, advocates have lined up legislation and presidential candidates behind undoing one of Trump’s signature abuses.
The Cruel, Twisted Fantasies of Border War Enthusiasts
The U.S. legacy along the U.S.-Mexico frontier is one of indiscriminate and often gender-based violence — and it shows up again and again in Trump’s language.
It’s Never ‘Just the Immigrants’
The targeting of immigrants is intimately linked to a long record of labor repression and civil liberties violations — which eventually target the native-born, too.