Asia
Will Trump blunder into a war with China?
January 31, 2017Trump wants to go back to the period when the U.S. dominated much of the globe with its economic strength and military power. But that era is gone.
Read more“Red Spring” for the left in India’s Kerala state
June 14, 2016What were the issues culminating in this victory? The Left Democratic Front fought for the wages and living conditions of Kerala's workers and peasants.
Read moreLGBTQ equality movement Pink Dot navigates conservatism in Singapore
June 6, 2016In an authoritarian society, the activists behind Pink Dot walk a fine line.
Read moreToward a new foreign policy
June 24, 2015U.S. foreign policy is dangerous, undemocratic, and deeply out of sync with real global challenges - is continuous war inevitable, or can we change course?
Read moreThe Vietnam War: a visit after 40 years
May 20, 2015Forty years after the American war in Vietnam ended in ignominious defeat, the traces of that terrible conflict are disappearing.
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