Democracy

Democracy

07
Aug

Note: Inherent vice

Inherent vice. Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for this November’s U.S. presidential election, has chosen Minnesota’s
1 min read
06
Aug

Note: Leaving it all behind

Leaving it all behind. Every day now, immigration seems to be in the news across Europe and the U.S.
06
Aug
The great migration

The great migration

Why is global population movement at a record high? Rebecca Hamlin on the reasons why so many millions are now uprooting their lives every year.
9 min read
05
Aug

Note: Downfall in Dhaka

Downfall in Dhaka. On August 5, the prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, resigned and fled to India after weeks
1 min read
30
Jul

Note: Follow the bitcoin

Follow the bitcoin. Of everything Donald Trump could have been doing this past weekend, the former U.S. president and
1 min read
30
Jul

Note: How can you keep on moving

How can you keep on moving. It’s hard to read the news without reading something about a crisis; it
1 min read
25
Jul

Note: Two concepts of populism

Two concepts of populism. With U.S. President Joe Biden announcing he won’t seek reelection in November, the American
2 min read
16
Jul
Great expectations

Great expectations

Why did South Africa’s post-apartheid leadership finally lose its majority? Hussein Solomon on the problems of turning a liberation movement into a governing party.
10 min read
09
Jul
Reasonable doubt

Reasonable doubt

Has the U.S. legal system been politically captured? Christopher W. Schmidt on the conflict over the country’s Supreme Court, allegations about the prosecution of Donald Trump, and the fragmentation of America’s institutions.
11 min read
25
Jun
Strange multitude

Strange multitude

Who controls the U.S. Democratic Party? David A. Hopkins on its old guard, new left, and the challenge of winning elections with such a diverse set of forces and factions.
14 min read