Under the cover of night, small boats depart from the Libyan coastline, headed toward sanctuary in Italy. Packed onto rickety vessels and often bought and traded by armed gangs, thousands of migrants and refugees face grueling challenges on the...
A blue passport can get you far. The leatherbound booklet denotes association with the ‘New World’ and grants access to an unprecedentedly high degree of global mobility and embassy protection — unless the passport reads “Republique D’H...
In February 2025, Taiwan’s coast guard noticed something unusual in the Taiwan Strait. A Togolese-flagged cargo ship, the Hong Tai 58, had slowed near a submarine cable route connecting Taiwan to the Penghu Islands. Officers repeatedly attempted to...
The politics of welfare, here in the United States and abroad, are fraught with tension, and poverty reduction programs have long been a favorite straw-man of the American right. Who can forget the pejorative, ever-pervasive “Welfare Queen” myth ...
The politics of welfare, here in the United States and abroad, are fraught with tension, and poverty reduction programs have long been a favorite straw-man of the American right. Who can forget the pejorative, ever-pervasive “Welfare Queen” myth ...
There are few things in the world as universal as soccer. In terms of international reach, other sports pale in comparison. The beautiful game is played and watched by rich and poor countries alike, surpassing religious, ethnic, and cultural barriers...
There are few things in the world as universal as soccer. In terms of international reach, other sports pale in comparison. The beautiful game is played and watched by rich and poor countries alike, surpassing religious, ethnic, and cultural barriers...
In 1980, the Cuban port of Mariel witnessed the departure of 100,000 state-approved émigrés fleeing towards the United States. More than 30 years later, the island’s government hopes to see an influx of foreign capital flow in through the port to...
In 1980, the Cuban port of Mariel witnessed the departure of 100,000 state-approved émigrés fleeing towards the United States. More than 30 years later, the island’s government hopes to see an influx of foreign capital flow in through the port to...
Although they forced the government into a partial shutdown, Tea Partiers still failed to strip the Affordable Care Act of funding – not that they thought they would. The coalition’s “fool’s errand,” however, successfully turned congres...
Although they forced the government into a partial shutdown, Tea Partiers still failed to strip the Affordable Care Act of funding – not that they thought they would. The coalition’s “fool’s errand,” however, successfully turned congres...
As noted by tenacious Rolling Stone reporter Matt Taibbi in his 2010 book Griftopia (and reported here in the Atlantic), in 2008 the city of Chicago leased the entirety of their parking meters to a consortium of buyers led by Morgan Stanley. The pric...
As noted by tenacious Rolling Stone reporter Matt Taibbi in his 2010 book Griftopia (and reported here in the Atlantic), in 2008 the city of Chicago leased the entirety of their parking meters to a consortium of buyers led by Morgan Stanley. The pric...
Slavery ended with the American Civil War, back when the African slaves of the American south picked cotton and tobacco, right? Now all that’s left is Kanye’s “new slaves” of consumerism, right? Wrong. About 30 million lives wrong. Slavery is...
Slavery ended with the American Civil War, back when the African slaves of the American south picked cotton and tobacco, right? Now all that’s left is Kanye’s “new slaves” of consumerism, right? Wrong. About 30 million lives wrong. Slavery is...
There is a dab of magic every time a Freccia Rossa arrives at an Italian train station. Ignoring the unceremonious, crumbling infrastructure of the Rome terminal, it rolls in silently, elegantly grooved and carrying a futuristic charm. The Freccia Ro...
There is a dab of magic every time a Freccia Rossa arrives at an Italian train station. Ignoring the unceremonious, crumbling infrastructure of the Rome terminal, it rolls in silently, elegantly grooved and carrying a futuristic charm. The Freccia Ro...
It is a question that has long been asked in America, particularly after the handling of firms after the 2008 crisis, and most pressingly after 2010’s Citizen’s United Supreme Court ruling: are corporations people? The answer, for innumerable rea...
It is a question that has long been asked in America, particularly after the handling of firms after the 2008 crisis, and most pressingly after 2010’s Citizen’s United Supreme Court ruling: are corporations people? The answer, for innumerable rea...
Almost every time a new leader is appointed in an authoritarian state, the question arises: will they represent change or a continuation of current policies? In most cases, foreign commentators are disappointed; no change comes about as a result of a...
Almost every time a new leader is appointed in an authoritarian state, the question arises: will they represent change or a continuation of current policies? In most cases, foreign commentators are disappointed; no change comes about as a result of a...
Excerpt from “A Handful of Ash:” “It started out as a film about a practice that has afflicted tens of millions of women worldwide. It culminated in a change in the law.” Compiling footage from their extensive interviews and research...
Excerpt from “A Handful of Ash:” “It started out as a film about a practice that has afflicted tens of millions of women worldwide. It culminated in a change in the law.” Compiling footage from their extensive interviews and research...
Several months ago I wrote of nationalism in Shinzō Abe’s Japan. It is a nation that has seen such resurgent nationalism during Mr. Abe’s second stint as prime minister, coupled with some of the most vigorous monetary policy coming out of the ...
Several months ago I wrote of nationalism in Shinzō Abe’s Japan. It is a nation that has seen such resurgent nationalism during Mr. Abe’s second stint as prime minister, coupled with some of the most vigorous monetary policy coming out of the ...
On Saturday, October 19, Beirut International Airport was brimming with joyous cheers and loud chants of excitement, as its entire reception room of arriving flights was crowded with people. Upon an unfamiliar glance, one would safely assume that the...
On Saturday, October 19, Beirut International Airport was brimming with joyous cheers and loud chants of excitement, as its entire reception room of arriving flights was crowded with people. Upon an unfamiliar glance, one would safely assume that the...