For a country like Iran, whose history has been shaped by repeated colonial intervention, recognizing a decolonial path that considers non-capitalist alternatives would be a meaningful step.
Selling Hope and Sustaining Horror: The Iranian Dream Read More »
If we want to see the republic survive for another 250 years, perhaps it’s time to consider a 28th Amendment—denying men the right to vote.
A Modest Proposal for a 28th Amendment Read More »
The future of Afghan refugees in Pakistan is future shaped not by choice, but by necessity.
A Child’s Journey: From Kabul’s Dreams to Survival in Pakistan Read More »
Clarence Thomas’ recent speech extolling the Declaration of Independence and Western civilization while decrying the existential threat of progressivism should instead have acknowledged the similarity between King George’s trespasses against Americans and Trump’s current trespasses.
A Long Train of Abuses and Usurpations Read More »
Educational institutions in America, under the current conservative regime, are actively suppressing discussion and knowledge of gender diversity, but the facts of sex/gender around the world indicate that sex/gender is diverse and not completely determined by physical traits (or even necessarily permanent), allowing for more sex/gender categories and a more accepting attitude toward such diversity.
Ex Multis Generibus Una Gens Read More »
Trump’s support for Iranian protesters reveals a tragedy where desperation leads the powerless to believe they must comply when powerful men expect their backs scratched.
Bangladesh now faces a high‑stakes geopolitical squeeze as India and the United States draw closer to counter China, forcing the next government to balance great‑power pressures while managing deep domestic political and economic vulnerabilities.
America’s pristine natural resources are threatened in the wake of Donald Trump’s second coming to political office.
The Second Coming: Vermont, Trump and the environment Read More »
The recent executions of American citizens in Minneapolis test Trump’s 2016 claim that he could shoot someone on the street and not lose any voters. This dark image—a threat and a prophecy—has become too real, without any clear sense of where it ends.
On Shooting People on Fifth Avenue Read More »
I first heard the words engraved at the feet of your Statue of Liberty in a classroom far away from you.
From the Girl Who Once Dreamed of Your Statue Read More »
Years after scholars identified people who are “unskilled and unaware,” Republican politics has devolved into a show of “unprincipled and unashamed,” in which leaders ignore, violate, or invent and then discard principles.
Unprincipled and Unashamed Read More »
