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How Emerging Markets Hurt Poor Countries
Financial globalization was supposed to spur development. Instead it transfers money to the Global North and exacerbates existing inequalities.
Beyond the Nation-State
Sovereign states have been wrongly mythologized as the natural unit of political order.
Who Is Afraid of Race?
There is a cost to replacing race with caste in our analysis of oppression: we erase anti-Blackness.
Caste Does Not Explain Race
The celebration of Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste reflects the continued priority of elite preferences over the needs and struggles of ordinary people.
The Racist Foundation of Nuclear Architecture
On the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, it is clear that white supremacy sustains the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
Lucky to Live in Berlin
Germany's low death rate and quick payout of relief to workers makes a case for social democracy as preparedness.
Who Supports Brazil’s New Strongman?
Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro is within an inch of the presidency.
What Are Human Rights Good For?
Global justice requires that we look away from Geneva and New York to the outer fringes of global power.
Promise and Populism in Mexico
A ‘dangerous’ populist will likely be elected president this weekend—and he may be just what the country needs.
The Man from Kasimpasa
Erdogan is all too easily labelled a populist. But the reasons for his popularity are more complicated.
Coates and West in Jackson
America loves pitting Black intellectuals against each other, but today’s activists need both Coates and West.
Unreliable Witnesses
From scrapbooks to family albums, a new book presents their visual testimonies from Kashmir.
A Witch-Hunt in Turkey
After Turkey's failed 2016 coup, retribution has become a farcical national obsession.
Lost in Translation
Schools in Nepal increasingly use English as the language of instruction. But in the name of preparing them for a globalized world, non-mother-tongue education often fails the students it aims to help.
The End of Interventionism
Two British reports deliver a damning and decisive verdict on the politics of interventionism.
For the Wealthy, Citizenship at a Premium
Malta, Portugal, and Spain offer quick routes to passports for global elite willing to pay. This raises fundamental questions about the meaning and value of citizenship.
Putin’s More Perfect Union
The idea that Putin is driven by the philosophy of Eurasianism obscures the pragmatism of Russia’s foreign policy.
The New World Order
The 1850s were a turning point for globalization, from telegraphs to colonization.
Kashmir’s High Price for Demanding Independence
In the name of fighting radical Islam, Indian troops have gone to war with civilians.
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