Yearly Archives: 2019

When Anthony Scaramucci (aka “the Mooch”) appeared on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Aug. 14, the interview could have gone one of two ways: Colbert could have found jokey…

"Refugees welcome, Racism is Not" demonstration on February 6, 2016 at Dokwerker square in Amsterdam, Nethelands.Paulo Amorim/Press Association.All rights reserved.The emergence of Denk (Think), the pro-immigrant party, has caused quite the…

It has been a bleak summer for democratic freedoms in Greece, as dozens of people have been sentenced under dictatorial laws on account of having occupied abandoned buildings and providing…

Americans are regularly advised by the State Department to avoid going to countries — like Venezuela, Haiti, or the Philippines — that are considered too violent or politically unstable to…

The struggle against ISIS is as much a war for ground as it is a battle for screens and narratives. Over the years, the militant group has allocated considerable resources…

Raqqa. Flickr/Beshr Abdulhadi. Some rights reserved.Dear Brother,Thank you for your letter and I am pleased to hear you were nowhere near central Baghdad when the bomb went off. I know…

Before Monday night’s preseason game between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Giants, a dozen Browns players kneeled and raised a fist during the singing of the national anthem.…

Ben Carden. All rights reserved.Since the beginning of 2016, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has sent out 76 triggers alerting relevant NGOs to demolitions by the…

Think about how much you paid in college tuition: probably somewhere between $24,610 (if you’re at an in-state university) and $49,320 a year (for private colleges). You might assume a…

Sep 15, 2017; Bonita Springs, FL, USA; Louis Sarangi pushes a boat out of the flood waters along Pawley Avenue in Bonita Springs five days after Hurricane Irma. USA TODAY…