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Arts in Society

Life Sings with Many Voices

Eduardo Galeano began as a propagandist, convinced of a single dogmatic truth. He became an artist.

Nathan J. Robinson

Politics, War & Security

How the Truth About Palestine Won Netanyahu the Israeli Election

There is a famous quote, often attributed to George Orwell, which says that in times of universal

Omri Boehm

Arts in Society, Politics

Dead Man Talking

Brazil's Spiritists, and their hero Chico Xavier, redefine religion.

Laura Premack

Arts in Society, War & Security

The Jerusalem Forest

Serving in the Israeli army as a foreign volunteer.

J. A. Bernstein

Class & Inequality, Politics

Cuba's Long Memory

What to expect from the renewed relations

Alan West-Duran

Politics, War & Security

Netanyahu Is Right: U.S.-Israel Relations Are Here to Stay

“Reports of the demise of Israeli-U.S. relations are not only premature, they’re just wrong.” It is hard to disagree.

Simon Waxman

Class & Inequality, Race

South Africa's 99 Percent

The passage of the Group Areas Act in 1950 brought forceful expulsion and sequestration to all areas of the country.

Jessica Pothering

Philosophy & Religion, Politics

Hong Kong's Umbrella Generation

One of the largest peaceful protest movements in recent world history.

Guobin Yang, Ran Liu

Politics, War & Security

Brazil's Era of Possibility

A Berkeley radical returns to his native Brazil after the Berlin Wall's fall.

Gianpaolo Baiocchi

World

Ireland's Cold War

The struggle over the power of the Catholic Church.

Henry Farrell

World

Militarizing Global Health

Epidemics are not security crises. But the army is often our only tool.

Alex de Waal

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

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