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Politics

No Eulogy for the Living

An open letter from a Filipino writer to his fellow citizens.

Miguel Syjuco

Global Justice

Writing While Socialist

Vijay Prashad on writing, struggle, and hope in difficult times.

Vijay Prashad, Mark Nowak

War & Security

How to Avoid War with North Korea

As Trump tweets us closer to war, a look back at North Korean nationalism may provide an out.

Odd Arne Westad

Literature & Culture

Unreliable Witnesses

From scrapbooks to family albums, the people of Kashmir have recorded their history in photographs. A new book presents their visual testimonies.

Suchitra Vijayan

Literature & Culture

Ants Among Elephants

Sujatha Gidla, born an untouchable in India, tells the story of her family.

Sujatha Gidla

Literature & Culture

Lav Diaz's Quiet Storm

Lav Diaz at a screening in Bangkok in 2009. Image: wise_kwai Evolution of a Filipino Family

Adam Katzman

Class & Inequality

Grassroots Isn't Always Best

A mother's support group in Lodwar, Kenya. Photo: Marisol Grandon, UK Department for

Merlin Chowkwanyun

Philosophy & Religion, Politics

Hong Kong's Umbrella Generation

Photo: Pasa Au Yeung On December 11, 2014, police in Hong Kong cleared the sites where for

Guobin Yang, Ran Liu

Gender & Sexuality, Politics

Islam's Abortion Debate

Islamic jurisprudence does not encourage abortion, but unlike the Catholic Church, it does not absolutely forbid it.

Tom Hundley

Science & Nature

Burning China's Garbage

Protests against a new waste management system signals a turning point in Chinese environmentalism.

Sarah Hill

Literature & Culture, Science & Nature

Architecture in Extremis

Shigeru Ban's humanitarianism is unquestioned, but are his designs too humble to warrant architecture's most coveted prize?

Stephen Phelan

Literature & Culture, Politics

Imperial Methods

The late Peter Matthiessen’s dive into Buddhism is fascinating, but also Orientalist.

Joel Whitney

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