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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.
Peera Songkünnatham
Angus Deaton replies to Agnes Binagwaho.
Angus Deaton
Rwanda’s minister of health responds to our recent forum, "The Logic of Effective Altruism."
Agnes Binagwaho
“Effective altruism,” the philanthropic movement founded on Peter Singer’s ideas, applies a consequentialist philosophy to the problem of global poverty.
Emily Clough
A minimally acceptable ethical life involves using a substantial part of one’s spare resources to make the world a better place.
Peter Singer
At USAID there’s one simple thing you can commit to: no famine.
Alex de Waal
The legacy of the Gaza flotilla incident, five years later.
Itamar Mann
The identity of a nation lies in its borders.
Santiago Zabala, Søren Tinning
On one of the largest peaceful protest movements in recent world history.
Guobin Yang, Ran Liu
Barbara Rylko-Bauer's A Polish Doctor in the Nazi Camps.
Paul Farmer
Can Israel Be Both Jewish and Democratic?
Omri Boehm
On July 19 I joined a licensed march in Haifa against the Gaza war.
Noam Chayut
History has shown time and again that it is not possible to dehumanize an enemy while treating their cousins, aunts, and uncles with respect.
Jason Stanley
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