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Founded a century ago, the Chinese Communist Party has repeatedly defied predictions of its demise. Today it retains popular support by selectively repressing and responding to social demands.
Thailand has been gripped by the largest wave of protest in years, forcing a reckoning between the country’s dual structures of democracy and monarchy.
On the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, it is clear that white supremacy sustains the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
Some have praised China's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but its suppression of information helped cause the problem in the first place.
The protests have been critiqued for their rejection of classic nonviolence—but that may help explain why they has been so successful.
An interview with Arundhati Roy on censorship, storytelling, and her problem with the term "postcolonialism."
In a bid to consolidate power, Erdoğan is reshaping Turkish politics in the image of the Ottoman past.
Trump has promised a Korean "peace regime." But whose peace is being insured? And who is subject to its imposition?
An open letter from a Filipino writer to his fellow citizens.
Vijay Prashad on writing, struggle, and hope in difficult times.
As Trump tweets us closer to war, a look back at North Korean nationalism may provide an out.
From scrapbooks to family albums, the people of Kashmir have recorded their history in photographs. A new book presents their visual testimonies.
Islamic jurisprudence does not encourage abortion, but unlike the Catholic Church, it does not absolutely forbid it.
Protests against a new waste management system signals a turning point in Chinese environmentalism.
Shigeru Ban's humanitarianism is unquestioned, but are his designs too humble to warrant architecture's most coveted prize?
Ambassador Akbar Ahmed discusses the findings of his research into U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan and their effects on the region.
India’s cultural commissars worship "Indianness" instead of art.
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