How colorized photos helped introduce Japan to the world
For more than 200 years, Japan isolated itself from the outside world by forbidding most foreigners from entering the country. But in 1854, a US naval expedition of warships forced…
The Trump administration already made huge refugee cuts. It’s making more.
Just minutes before a midnight deadline, the Trump administration announced Wednesday that it would only accept up to 15,000 refugees over the next year — the lowest number since the…
Why progressives are lining up against new criminal penalties for domestic terrorism
As lawmakers consider how to prevent future violence in the vein of January’s attack on the US Capitol, the debate has largely turned on one point: whether the US should…
North Korea tested missiles again. It’s not as scary as it sounds.
North Korea tested its first missiles since President Joe Biden took office, launching two short-range projectiles last weekend off the country’s west coast and into the adjoining Yellow Sea. But…
Don’t expect the US and China to be friendly anytime soon
If the first meeting between the Biden administration and Chinese officials last week underscored anything, it’s that the US and China are unlikely to be friendly in the years to…
A massive ship is stuck in the Suez Canal, disrupting trade and inspiring hilarious memes
A massive container ship stuck sideways in Egypt’s Suez Canal has been blocking one of the world’s busiest waterways for over 24 hours, disrupting global trade and launching a tidal…
Why North Korea is ramping up missile tests again
North Korea’s second missile test in a week is increasing the pressure on President Joe Biden to respond, inching the nuclear-armed state further up the administration’s long list of global…
The Indigenous-led fight to stop the Line 3 oil pipeline expansion in Minnesota, explained
Tania Aubid began her hunger strike on Valentine’s Day. “Valentine’s Day is about love and having that love for your partner — but for me to have the love, I…
The generational grief of colonization
“In Guam, even the dead are dying,” Chamorro author and activist Julian Aguon writes in his new book The Properties of Perpetual Light. Aguon, a human rights lawyer and founder…
Biden’s stated rationale for extending America’s war in Afghanistan is weak
President Joe Biden all but said during his first formal press conference on Thursday that the United States would likely extend its 20-year military campaign in Afghanistan for at least…
The world’s biggest banks have pumped trillions into fossil fuel projects in the past 5 years
As the world careens toward a climate catastrophe, the biggest banks in the world are still financing fossil fuels in the trillions of dollars. That’s according to a recently released…
9 questions about the humanitarian crisis on the border, answered
The southern border is presenting President Joe Biden with a major humanitarian, political, and logistical challenge. The left is criticizing the administration’s inhumane treatment of record numbers of unaccompanied migrant…