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The Chinese Communist Party has disciplined more than a million officials since Xi took power in 2012. What is going on?
Una bibliotecaria puertorriqueña que tiene una historia personal con los huracanes describe la realidad brutal que vive esta isla caribeña, a más de un mes del paso de María.
A Puerto Rican librarian with a personal relationship to hurricanes describes the brutal reality of life on this Caribbean island more than a month after Maria and Irma left their mark.
Despite an international commitment to protect civilians from genocidal violence, the world’s response to ethnic cleansing in Myanmar has been feeble. An expert explains the challenges.
Hollywood’s sexual predation scandals are just the tip of the iceberg. One in three women worldwide has been physically or sexually assaulted, and many girls’ first sexual experience is forced.
Gerrymandering is being hotly debated around the US. Can math help us figure out how to divide the country up fairly?
Support for asserting Japan’s military might in response to threats from North Korea and China may destabilize the region.
Surrogate mothers in developing countries are being shuffled across borders to evade a crackdown on the industry. This emerging gray market puts women at risk.
Corruption, not gang warfare, is the root cause of the record violence in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. Until public officials stop shielding criminal groups like MS-13, lawlessness will reign.
President Duterte declared martial law back in March to aid the fight against Islamic militants. Many fear he will continue using this power.
The white nationalist’s visit to the University of Florida shows just how messy life’s moral dilemmas can get.
When it comes to foreign policy, Saudi Arabia has recently become far more aggressive. A historian of the modern Middle East sees three possible causes for the shift.
Evidence shows that US taxpayers are less willing to support extensive disaster relief when the victims are not white. Could that explain the Trump administration’s lackluster support for Puerto Rico?
An expert explains why the EU is ill-equipped to handle a problem like Catalonia.
Like the death of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, the murder of Richard Collins III was a symptom of violent extremism that should be treated accordingly.
In the 19th century, Russian intellectuals launched a search for historical evidence of their moral and military superiority. What they found drives what today some call “Russian aggression.”
Surveys of Iranian public opinion from the University of Maryland suggests that Trump’s strategy on the nuclear deal – no matter how you interpret it – is based on wishful thinking.
Con el vice en la carcel y el presidente rompiendo con el legado del carismático y popular ex mandatorio Rafael Correa, la izquierda ecuatoriana se apresta para una lucha política.
Ecuador’s president, Lenin Moreno, has been flirting with conservatives. Beyond irking his base, it has also lead to mass resignations and Twitter battles with his powerful left-wing predecessor.
A leading historian of constitutional thought says the contemporary Second Amendment debate is founded on serious misunderstandings.
The ancient Greeks knew what made a good leader. Why does it seem we have forgotten their lessons?
If humanitarian need can’t move the Trump administration to save Puerto Rico, then perhaps American self-interest will: The island is a crucial part of the country’s economic and military machinery.
How pervasive is sexual harassment, and how can it be stopped?
Ten months of data reveal some alarming trends.