Clouds of Colonialism
Settler colonialism is an ever-evolving form of violence. In Australia, it began with the theft of Indigenous land, the enslavement and murder of Indigenous Australians, and the ma...
The Shadows Issue
Special Feature
Remember Rome?
The resurgence of interest in the Roman Empire prompts a comparison between the historical challenges faced by Rome and the contemporary uncertainties surrounding the United States, exploring themes o...
Love in the Time of Putin
The period following the collapse of the Soviet Union charaded as an era of progress for LGBTQ+ individuals in Russia. In 1993, the government legalized homosexuality, and in 1997, it allowed people t...
United States
Flip the Switch
The Case for Consumer-Owned Utilities
The MSG Myth
The largely unknown story of MSG in the United States is a twisted one of xenophobic rhetoric that has pressured Chinese restaurants to rebrand themselves in order to attract customers.
High Tech, High Minded
Silicon Valley wants to save the world by infiltrating DC
Suppression is in Session
The article highlights the Supreme Court’s erosion of the Voting Rights Act through landmark decisions like Shelby County v. Holder and Brnovich v. DNC, leading to a surge in restrictive voting laws d...
World
White Gold, Red Flags
China’s Claim Over Zimbabwe’s White Gold
Immaculate Citizenship School Kinshasa
Church-run schools threaten civic unity in the DRC
Political Powerball
Why Local Governments – and Brown – Should Replace Elections with Lotteries
Afghanistan Makes a Splash
When the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in 2021, Central Asian governments continued with business as usual. After 20 years of an internationally backed government in Afghanistan, the five Ce...
Interviews
Understanding Iraqi Democracy: A Conversation with Marsin Alshamary
Marsin Alshamary discusses democracy in Iraq, religion in Iraqi politics, and American misconceptions of the Iraq War
The Case for Individualism: An Interview with Kmele Foster
Kmele Foster is a media entrepreneur and political commentator. He co-founded TelcolQ and Freethink and currently co-hosts the Fifth Column Podcast. He also co-hosted a 2013-2015 Fox News Business Net...
Neither Here Nor There: A Conversation with Caitlin Dickerson
Caitlin Dickerson on how we talk about displaced people