Politics
Iraq, Twenty Years Later
How the militarization of politics continues to destabilize Iraq decades after the U.S.-led invasion.
What Will It Take to Save Democracy?
Financial Times commentator Martin Wolf says “it’s the economy, stupid.” The truth is more complicated.
Father of War
My son’s violent illness humbled my sense of control and transformed my understanding of what it means to parent.
Yes, Tax the Rich—and Also the Merely Affluent
For years the left has rallied around taxing the 1 percent, but this group is too narrow.
Will U.S.-Israel Policies Ever Change?
They might, given growing disaffection with Israel among young American Jews.
The World Speculation Made
Contemporary life has been deeply molded by financialization. But the speculative imagination can also be a tool for building a more just world.
The Frozen Politics of Social Security
The tone of exhausted pragmatism—even among friends of the program—is counterproductive. It is beyond time to fight fire with fire.
Does Our Sustainable Future Start in the Mine?
Rare earth mining will disrupt local climate resilience. Who should pay the price?
The Alarming Stakes of German Rearmament
Germany has responded to war in Ukraine with huge increases in defense spending, marking a new wave of militarization.
Beyond the Nation State in the Middle East
In Palestine and Kurdistan, promising experiments in self-determination draw on the region’s pluralist history.
Designing the Future in Palestine
Palestinian women and feminist organizations are reimagining what liberation can look like beyond national independence.
“Fascism never disappears because people come to their senses.”
An interview with Robin D. G. Kelley.
There Is No “Migrant Crisis”
The problem isn’t new; it’s the bordered logic of global apartheid itself.
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