Putin’s Enemies are Struggling to Unite
Who’s really to blame for the war in Ukraine? Vladimir Putin and his government? Or Russia and its people? Under international law, the answer may seem obvious. The Russian President…
To Fight Inequality, America Needs to Rethink Its Economic Model
For decades, economic policy in most liberal democracies has been premised on two core beliefs: that free markets would maximize economic growth, and that we could address inequality through redistribution.…
Detained Thai Activist Dies of Cardiac Arrest After Monthslong Hunger Strike
Twenty-eight-year-old Thai activist Netiporn Sanesangkhom, also known as “Bung,” died in a hospital in Bangkok on Tuesday after going into cardiac arrest. She had been hospitalized following a hunger strike…
Modern Far-Right Terrorism Is a Repeat of Reconstruction-Era Themes
In A Red Record, civil rights pioneer Ida B. Wells recounts the story of a lynching near Selma, Alabama, in which a young Black farmworker developed a consensual relationship with…
How Weaponizing Antisemitism Puts Jews at Risk
As Gaza solidarity encampments take root at dozens of campuses across the U.S., many Democratic and Republican lawmakers—in addition to President Joe Biden—have accused protestors and colleges of rampant antisemitism.…