08
Oct
Can’t get you out of my head
Is Facebook fixable? Sandeep Vaheesan on the underlying problem of surveillance advertising.
17 min read
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05
Oct
Works in progress
How fragile is democracy? Fredo Arias-King on post-communist Europe, Latin America, and the resilience of democratic societies.
10 min read
01
Oct
Scream to a whisper
How is China’s clampdown on civil society affecting life in Hong Kong? Glacier Kwong on Beijing’s tightening grip and what’s next for the pro-democracy movement.
12 min read
24
Sep
Everything is under control
Why doesn’t anyone seem to care that Vladimir Putin just stole Russia’s election? Garry Kasparov on how one former Soviet intelligence officer dominates the world’s largest country.
11 min read
22
Sep
Depth charge
Why is the U.S. selling nuclear submarines to Australia? Jonathan Tepperman on Beijing’s aggressiveness, Washington’s strategy, and trouble with Paris.
13 min read
17
Sep
Yes, we have no bananas
Is the U.S. headed for continuing shortages and rising prices? Dean Baker on how the American economy has held up to the disruptions of the pandemic.
12 min read
14
Sep
Chinese idols
What’s behind Beijing’s crackdown on celebrity fan culture and online gaming? Ian Johnson on the Communist Party’s new push to enforce traditionalist values.
11 min read
07
Sep
Nothing is easy
Just how secure is the Taliban’s control over Afghanistan? Benjamin Hopkins on foreign subsidies, the drug trade, and civil war.
14 min read
03
Sep
Calculated risk
How safe is in-person schooling as the coronavirus resurges? David Rubin on the public-health challenges of trying to return to normalcy in American education.
12 min read
02
Sep
The fall
What’s happening to the Arab Spring’s last democracy? Michele Dunne on the upheaval in Tunisia.
13 min read