The last week of August is usually a slow one in my business. Whether at the New York Times or the New Yorker, as an investigative reporter I stayed the hell away from late August.
by Durga Velayudham Sri Lanka has entered another uncertain political period where the biggest question is not who can defeat the current government, but who has the credibility, capacity, and political intelligence
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Political debates about democracy often focus on culture, leadership, or polarization. But history points to a more prosaic—and more powerful—driver of political outcomes: how governments raise revenue. Across thousands of years of
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The current liberal surge feels real, a swell in public sentiment that suggests energy and possibility. Polling numbers rise, and political commentators point to renewed enthusiasm for Democrats, but beneath the surface,
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Asia emerged in 2025 as the central arena of global geopolitical change, no longer merely responding to pressures from major powers but actively generating them. The U.S. effort to reshape the global
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Slavoj Žižek is one of the most popular critics of political correctness (PC) from the ‘left.’ It is a topic he addresses in numerous books and popular articles. While the general spirit
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Summary: Widely used to describe global economic and political divides, the terms ‘Global North’ and ‘Global South’ are misleading. They are geographically inaccurate, oversimplify diverse nations, and echo colonial hierarchies. As Martina
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French President Emmanuel Macron admitted responsibility for the political divisions stemming from his decision to dissolve parliament and hold snap elections last summer. In his annual New Year’s address, Macron reflected on
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Following its crushing defeat in the 2024 election, the Democratic Party might finally face its day of reckoning. The party markets itself as the champion of the working class and a bulwark
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The South Korean parliament has voted to lift the state of martial law imposed earlier by President Yoon Suk Yeol, in a dramatic turn of events in the country’s deepening political crisis.
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Editorial Yesterday, November 25, 2024, marks eight years since the death of Fidel Castro—a man whose name continues to ignite debates, inspire movements, and challenge conventional narratives about power and resistance. Castro’s
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