Iran Toppled the Shah in 1979. Why This Time Isn’t Quite Like That
Iran is a cauldron. On Dec. 28, merchants in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar refused to open their stores in protest against steep inflation, the precipitous drop in the value of the…
Fear Grips Venezuela Amid a New Wave of Repression
At first, Isabel and her friends didn’t know what she was hearing were bomb blasts. The Caracas native, a graphic designer in her twenties, recalled being up late chatting and…
Why So Many Women Initiate Divorce
“How is it possible that nearly half of marriages end in divorce and I don’t know a single person going through one?” As a psychotherapist who specializes in helping women…
Why Minnesotans Fear ICE
Not far from where I live, an ICE agent shot and killed a woman. At first, I didn’t know her name, just the location. That morning, I received the news…
Democrats’ Chance to Defend Capitalism From Trump
In an optimistic interview, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi confidentially predicted that the Democrats will regain control of Congress. This optimism is not entirely unfounded. President Donald Trump’s favorability is faltering,…