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The Abuses Stitched Into Our Clothes
In an exclusive investigation, New Lines reports on the Turkish textile factories where women workers face forced overtime and sexual harassment — factories that feed the supply chains for many famous clothing brands across the United States and Europe.
On Thin ICE
Buryats, a persecuted Mongol minority in Russia, are one of the latest groups in the U.S. to be denied asylum. After a near miss with ICE, one truck driver recalls the Russia he fled, the America he sought and what he fears if he gets deported.
How France’s Religious Nationalists Hijacked the Pope’s Visit
From far-right billionaires to ultraconservative TikTok influencers, a who’s who of France’s identitarian Catholics played a role in the pope’s first visit to France since his election, and left Easter eggs all along his route for their followers to see.
Waiting for Yemen’s al-Sharaa
In a large online propaganda campaign in September, Yemen's government and its Saudi backers invoked Syria's revolution to promise Sanaa’s liberation. Within days, the Houthis had taken the coast of Bab al-Mandab.
Why Ethiopia Is at War Once Again
Jalale Getachew Birru and Alan Boswell join Kwangu Liwewe Agyei to discuss renewed fighting in Tigray, a new alliance of armed groups against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrea's changing role.
Why Homelessness Remains Such a Vexing Issue in the US
U.S. cities and counties have been emboldened to enforce laws about sleeping in the street, but crackdowns like those in Oregon won’t end a crisis fueled by a drug epidemic, a housing shortage, and rising poverty and mental health afflictions.
Man City Financial Misconduct Verdict Threatens UAE Soft Power
Emirati-owned Manchester City was found guilty on 114 financial misconduct charges, threatening the UAE’s relations with the U.K. and calling into question the influence of Gulf soft power in global soccer.