A New Middle East Is Unfolding Before Our Eyes
It might be difficult to discern through the black clouds billowing from bomb craters in Tehran, but Iran has spent most of the 21st century as the region’s rising power.…
Thailand’s Government Seems on the Verge of Collapse—Again
Domestic regime change is no stranger to Thailand, which has had at least 12 successful coups and 31 Prime Ministers since the founding of its current constitutional monarchy in 1932—itself…
Marsha P. Johnson Taught Us How To Defy This Anti-Trans Wave
It’s Pride Month again. But unlike recent years, when corporations flooded us with rainbow merchandise and vague nods to the Stonewall Riots, this year feels markedly different. The signs of…
Exclusive: New Global Safety Standards Aim to Protect AI’s Most Traumatized Workers
A global trade union on Thursday urged the world’s major tech companies to adopt what it says is the first set of global safety protocols for content moderators. Content moderators…
Juneteenth Reminds Us That the Fight for Freedom Is Far From Over
Juneteenth represents the long-delayed freedom of enslaved Black people in the United States. But Juneteenth isn’t just a day to celebrate. For me, it’s a marker—a moment to remember what…