In most debates, candidates just recite soundbites. At this one, they revealed their true characters. […]
Washington Post: Eve Fairbanks on why the debate was great
Forced from Budapest, Central European
University opens in Vienna to a pandemic
Classes are back in session after a major showdown with Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, but Covid-19 is posing another challenge to the institution’s ideals. […]
Africa Arguments: Hannah Armstrong on images of the Sahel
Swiss photographer Philippe Dudouit’s new book captures the nuance often missing from depictions of the Sahel. […]
In western Germany, a struggling city
seeks to move beyond stereotypes
An icon of former coal country suffers high unemployment, low incomes and a bad image. It’s also misunderstood. […]
Déjà vu in Mali
A campaign against Islamist insurgents is undermining governance in the West African country, former ICWA fellow Hannah Armstrong says. […]
FROM THE FIELD: Voices from India’s economic crisis
A report from Astha Rajvanshi. […]
Saudi Arabia’s imagined worlds
Fiction has enabled authors to advance daring critiques of the kingdom’s social and political order. […]
Mother Jones: Karina Piser on food-insecure families losing funding
An important resource in fighting child hunger is set expire, leaving millions of children without funds for food. […]
Daily Beast: Neri Zilber on Israel’s crisis at home
International peace deals will not help Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu control the fires burning at home. […]
WNYC: Karina Piser on Brooklyn’s battle
Following on the heels of Queens’ epic struggle with Amazon, another New York City borough is waging war on grand-scale development. […]