United States
Against Some Annexations
The U.S. denounces Russia’s seizure of Ukrainian land, yet both Republican and Democratic administrations have tolerated illegal conquests by allies, such as Morocco’s annexation of Western Sahara and Israel’s annexation of the Golan Heights and occupation of the West Bank. This double standard undermines the case against territorial concessions.
Between Pain and Pride
The death of NYPD officer Didarul Islam brought rare recognition for Bangladeshi Americans in the force but, for the younger generations, shaped by post-9/11 surveillance and Black Lives Matter, it exposed painful questions about representation and belonging.
A Dispatch From America’s Garrison Capital
The federal takeover of Washington, D.C., has angered residents and stunned the city, leaving its businesses roiling and streets eerily empty.
The Misunderstood Purpose of Economic Sanctions
In 2024, the Biden administration issued an executive order imposing sanctions on specific West Bank settlers and entities that profited from the settlements. Critics said the sanctions were ineffective. But the criticism rests on a misunderstanding of how they were supposed to work.
Eight Decades On, Vanuatu Still Struggles With America’s World War II Legacy
America’s wartime sailor turned Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener celebrated the South Pacific’s “infinite specks of coral.” But those precious coastlines and the Indigenous people who relied on them were left to suffer when the U.S. dumped tons of military equipment and food into the waters off Vanuatu.
We Can’t Agree on What Free Speech Means. Here’s Why
Historian and writer Fara Dabhoiwala joins New Lines’ Faisal Al Yafai to discuss the complex history of free speech and his new book “What Is Free Speech? The History of a Dangerous Idea.”
Progressives Have No Business Celebrating MAGA’s Epstein Revolt
Not far beneath the right-wing critiques of Trump over Israel and Jeffrey Epstein lies a swamp of antisemitic conspiracy theorizing about sinister Jewish cabals preying on children — and progressives who applaud these developments are playing a dangerous game.