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When the World Feted America
The U.S. bicentennial in 1976 was an international affair, celebrated in diverse ways by countries around the world, in a turning point for American soft power and a rejection of the blunt propaganda of the early Cold War.
Death Toll Rises From Syria Blast
A cafe explosion near a government building in the Syrian capital has left the country shaken, with speculation over who might be responsible
The Dark History Behind This Week’s Schism in the Catholic Church
By framing the Society of Saint Pius X as quaint "traditionalists," U.S. media coverage is whitewashing the group's record of fascist sympathies and antisemitism.
How Britain Became a Country Full of Terrorists
When the British government proscribed the activist group Palestine Action, the resulting wave of protests saw thousands arrested as terrorists. The handling of this public outcry, and of the trials of the group’s members themselves, reveals a steady erosion of rights that goes back a quarter of a century.
Iran’s Internet Blackout Was Decades in the Making
After an 88-day internet blackout, Iranians are just beginning to reconnect with the outside world. This is the story of how the Islamic Republic spent two decades building a sophisticated infrastructure for digital isolation.
The Saint Wears Prada
Fashion brands are notorious for trying to play both sides, doing their best to stay out of politics at all costs. But by picking the Palestinian-born singer Saint Levant as its global ambassador, Italian fashion house Prada took a clear position.
Syria’s Last Silkworm Breeders Hang On by a Thread
From Syria’s coastal region to the souks of Damascus and the mountain village of Deir Mama, New Lines interviewed Syrians engaged in a race against time to preserve their centuries-old tradition of breeding and raising silkworms.