The Hiking Trails Reshaping Lebanese Tourism
A grassroots ecotourism initiative in Lebanon is using hiking trails to reconnect fragmented communities, revive struggling local economies and reshape the country’s image amid renewed regional conflict.
A Mamdani State of Mind
New Lines editors Christin El-Kholy, Surbhi Gupta and Danny Postel join Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss the significance of Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic primary win for New York’s mayoral election.
The 19th-Century Precursors to the Crises of Trump’s America
America’s political violence and constitutional crises resemble its own 19th-century past more than they do other countries that have slid toward authoritarianism. Revisiting that formative period of U.S. history can help us better understand our moment — and offer hope that we can survive our current turmoil.
The Political Machine Feeding Turkey’s Wildfires
An in-depth New Lines investigation exposes how Turkey’s wildfire crisis is driven not just by climate change, but by government forestry policy, unchecked development and opaque legal frameworks.
The Toll of Israel’s War on Iran
From Tehran to Los Angeles, Iranians are struggling to make sense of a war that claimed to free them while silencing their voices.