Israel’s Iron Dome, explained by an expert
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The US should give away its vaccine doses. Now.
The contrast is growing more galling by the day. In the US, more than half of adults have received at least one vaccine dose, Covid-19 transmission is the lowest it’s…
Israel’s unraveling
Bat Yam is an Israeli seaside suburb, nestled just south of Tel Aviv. It’s primarily known for its pretty beachfront. On Wednesday night, Bat Yam erupted in violence. A mob…
The political crisis in Tunisia, explained by an expert
Tunisia’s president has pushed the country’s fledgling democracy into crisis. Over the weekend, President Kais Saied fired the country’s prime minister and suspended Parliament in what his political opponents have…
The biggest threat to democracy isn’t coming from China. It’s coming from within.
One of the emerging tenets of the Biden presidency is that the United States and China are locked in ideological conflict over the fate of democracy. In March, during his…
Biden’s immigration policy is hampering Haiti’s recovery from back-to-back crises
Already grappling with coronavirus, a political crisis stemming from President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination last month and resulting gang violence, Haiti was hit with a two-punch 7.2-magnitude earthquake and tropical depression…
Why a vaccine may not be enough to end the pandemic
Without a vaccine or treatment, the world has been forced to adopt severe tactics to slow the spread of Covid-19: social distancing, shutdowns, closures, and cancellations. As states in the…
Rubber bullets can seriously mess you up
Around the country, police and law enforcement agents are responding to the protests against police brutality with ... brutality. Standard crowd-control weapons — including rubber bullets, chemical irritants, flash-bang grenades,…