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India: The world’s biggest democracy. To most political scientists, India’s transformation from a movement of peaceful protest against British colonial forces to a 600-million-strong electoral body is beyond astounding. Even more shocking, howeve...

Equal Votes, Unequal Representation

India: The world’s biggest democracy. To most political scientists, India’s transformation from a movement of peaceful protest against British colonial forces to a 600-million-strong electoral body is beyond astounding. Even more shocking, howeve...

More often than not, things fall apart to make way for better things. Landmark revolutions in history reach heights of social upheaval that render a return to the old order impossible. But what happens when a revolution becomes entangled with other m...

The Revolution Went Untelevised

More often than not, things fall apart to make way for better things. Landmark revolutions in history reach heights of social upheaval that render a return to the old order impossible. But what happens when a revolution becomes entangled with other m...

In the basement of the British Museum in London lie 11 Ethiopian tabots—consecrated wooden and stone tablets believed to  register the spirit of God. British soldiers looted them from a Northern Ethiopian Church during the 1868 Battle of Magda...

Finders, Keepers?

In the basement of the British Museum in London lie 11 Ethiopian tabots—consecrated wooden and stone tablets believed to  register the spirit of God. British soldiers looted them from a Northern Ethiopian Church during the 1868 Battle of Magda...

A stroll through Bangkok’s historic district reveals a city amidst an identity crisis. Start at the charming Song Wat Road, a slum-turned-laidback hotspot housing specialty cafés and mom-and-pop shops. The road’s storied charm draws curious tour...

Lost in Transformation

A stroll through Bangkok’s historic district reveals a city amidst an identity crisis. Start at the charming Song Wat Road, a slum-turned-laidback hotspot housing specialty cafés and mom-and-pop shops. The road’s storied charm draws curious tour...