Escaping ISIS, facing insecurity
A Peshmerga unit ion the front lines outside Kirkuk. Boris Niehaus/Demotix. All rights reserved.In near-freezing temperatures and a drizzling rain that had turned the red earth to sludge, two colleagues…
The Winners And Losers Of House Republicans’ Health Care Plan
Since the debate leading to the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act has taken on all the trappings of a religious battle, perhaps it would be good to…
The Syriza problem: radical democracy and left governmentality in Greece
Congress of Syriza for the Greek election campaign, January 2015. Demotix/Kostis Ntantamis. All rights reserved.Although the history of the Left has produced an extraordinary theoretical legacy, which continues to be…
Money Advice From Famous People Who Struggled For Years
People like to think that movie stars have it all—money, success, happiness. That they’re somehow above us average folk because we see them on TV. But in reality, celebrities are…
Post-Suruc Turkey
In the Gazi neighbourhood during the funeral of three of the people who died in Suruc. Several HDP party members and politicians hold the banner with the portraits: Figen Yuksekdag,…
I Couldn't Get Into College Because I was Undocumented. So I Went To The White House Instead
Rosa grew up in a small town in Wisconsin where, by all accounts, her life was completely ordinary. She made her way through elementary, middle, and high school, but as…
Cold war conspiracies and suspect polio prevention
Click:2 ATA Hyperbaric Chamber For Sale Shutterstock/Montebasso. All rights reserved.Suspicions and conspiracy theories regarding vaccines have been around as long as vaccines themselves. Vaccines are a powerful and frankly, a…
Here’s Why Scientists Are Leaving Their Labs And Marching On The Streets
On April 22, scientists around the country (and around the world) will continue the Trump resistance, all in an effort to protect the planet from itself. “The March for Science…
Another ‘Dodgy Dossier’ for war
Fallujah, 2007. Flickr/ Arlo Ringsmuth. Some rights reserved.The British Prime Minister presented his case in parliament today (26 November, 2015) for launching attacks against ISIS/ISIL/Daesh/Islamic State in Syria. Two years…
A Girl Kept A Diary Of Her Dad’s Hilarious Super Bowl Behavior And Fans On Both Sides Will Relate
For fans on both sides of the aisle, Sunday’s Super Bowl was one of the more exhilarating and nerve-racking in recent memory, if not ever. But one girl found that the…
Who cares for the refugees?
Platanos refugee self-organised solidarity, Lesvos. Like most scholars who research the current refugee crisis and borders in Europe, we were surprised by the initial agreements between EU and Turkey with…
Here’s What Really Happened In Sweden Last Night
First, this might be the only American blog post about Sweden that won’t have some lame Ikea joke (though we can’t resist a picture of ‘70s disco hitmakers ABBA). Second, it will…