The “System Change” Doctrine
Naomi Klein issues a call to arms for “System Change, not Climate Change.”
Politics
"You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to." — Molly Ivins
From Occupy Wall Street to Occupy Central: The Case of Hong Kong
The demand for electoral democracy in China can only be the beginning of a broader movement.
A Pen in a World of Scissors: Crazy Crab’s Chinese Dream
“I have to pretend that I’m having a happy dream, even though I know Xi the Vampire is sucking my blood and soul. I can’t have my own dream, I can’t wake up, and I even can’t open my eyes and scream.”
Henry Kissinger and the Coming Imbalance of Power
Neither Western Cold Warriors nor Russians have accepted Henry Kissinger’s “principles.” Does he himself truly believe in them?
Friends of Leo
Robert Howse’s bold and admirable new study seeks to rehabilitate Strauss, who has been repeatedly (and posthumously) identified as the origin point of a neoconservative conspiracy.
Guilty as Charged
Erwin Chemerinsky attempts to save the Supreme Court from its own worst enemy.
Afghanistan at the Brink Again: A Long-Term Solution to a Growing Crisis
It’s the executive branch, stupid.
Long Burn the Fire: On Political Order and Political Decay
Fukuyama focuses on political decay by analyzing the slow rot of American institutions.
Why We Need Anita Hill
The Silencing of Chelsea Manning
The trial of Chelsea Manning, and the media’s silence around it, is telling both about the way journalism works today, and the nature of the campaign against whistleblowers.
The Never-Healing Wound
Intimate details of the people who cared for the 18.5 million wounded in World War I.
Different Voices
Digital Cosmopolitanism and the Commercial Web
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