Eleven migrants are seen criss-crossing on a white stairway at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Eleven migrants are seen criss-crossing on a white stairway at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Other Side of Deportation

What it looks like when Mexican deportees from the United States are forced to return home.

Paris Saint-Germain defender Marquinhos and head coach Luis Enrique celebrate with the team a day after it won the UEFA Champions League, at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris.
Paris Saint-Germain defender Marquinhos and head coach Luis Enrique celebrate with the team a day after it won the UEFA Champions League, at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris.

What in the World?

Test yourself on the week of May 31: Poles go to the polls, the Dutch government collapses, and an earthquake rocks Pakistan.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrive for the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 20.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrive for the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 20.

Big Tech Is a Tool of Trump’s Global Disruption

Silicon Valley is becoming an instrument of U.S. coercion, and that’s a danger to each and every country.

Several children pop out from behind a man and woman as they stand on a stage.
Several children pop out from behind a man and woman as they stand on a stage.

Fact-Checking ‘The Sound of Music’ as It Turns 60

Hugely popular in the U.S., the film never found an audience in Austria or Germany. This article has an audio recording

Donald Trump supporters climb the Peace Monument memorial in front of the U.S. Capitol
Donald Trump supporters climb the Peace Monument memorial in front of the U.S. Capitol

Does the United States Need a More Militant Democracy?

A political concept from the mid-20th century has never been more relevant than now. This article has an audio recording

Protesters wave K-pop light sticks as they take part in a protest against the president outside the National Assembly on Dec. 8, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea.
Protesters wave K-pop light sticks as they take part in a protest against the president outside the National Assembly on Dec. 8, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea.

South Korean Women Are Powerful—and Powerless

Korean women have helped topple governments but still have trouble gaining political office.

A statue of Karl Marx wearing a red scarf on a blue background.
A statue of Karl Marx wearing a red scarf on a blue background.

Karl Marx’s American Boom

A new book looks at the history of the communist thinker’s reception in the capitalist United States.

Four women holding guns sit and stand in in a stone-walled shelter.
Four women holding guns sit and stand in in a stone-walled shelter.

The Secret Newspapers That Helped Defeat Fascism

The women behind Italy’s underground press during World War II offer important lessons for democracies today.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt waves as he speaks to a crowd in Chicago.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt waves as he speaks to a crowd in Chicago.

How FDR Invented National Security

A presidential speech in 1937 marked an unexpected turn in U.S. strategic thought.

A drawn illustration shows a chaotic swarm of Eurovision performers surrounded by multicolored disco balls. The performers are encircled by the stars of the EU flag.
A drawn illustration shows a chaotic swarm of Eurovision performers surrounded by multicolored disco balls. The performers are encircled by the stars of the EU flag.

The West Is Strong—and in Sequins

Eurovision has never been a bigger party or more political.

A man wearing a VR headset smiles and poses as he records himself under a large Apple logo on a store behind him.
A man wearing a VR headset smiles and poses as he records himself under a large Apple logo on a store behind him.

How China Captured Apple

A giant firm and a superpower have become deeply entangled. This article has an audio recording

A black eagle on a yellow field of a flag at left with Merz in a suit and tie small at right.
A black eagle on a yellow field of a flag at left with Merz in a suit and tie small at right.

Can Friedrich Merz Save Conservatism?

Germany’s new chancellor is in a race to change Germany so it has a chance to remain the same.

An Indian woman carries her laundry near a border fence lined with clothing.
An Indian woman carries her laundry near a border fence lined with clothing.

Do Good Fences Actually Make Good Neighbors?

The number of border walls worldwide has surged since the end of the Cold War.

Pope Leo XIV delivers the Regina Caeli prayer from the main central loggia of St Peter's basilica oon May 11, 2025 in Vatican City.
Pope Leo XIV delivers the Regina Caeli prayer from the main central loggia of St Peter's basilica oon May 11, 2025 in Vatican City.

The Meaning of the First Augustinian Pope

Pope Leo’s politics will be shaped less by his American nationality than his tradition of Catholic thought.

A photo portrait of a bearded man seen from behind with his head turned to the side so he's seen in profile. He wears a dark-colored suit jacket.
A photo portrait of a bearded man seen from behind with his head turned to the side so he's seen in profile. He wears a dark-colored suit jacket.

How Much Power Does the Aga Khan Have, Really?

The billionaire Muslim leader is a religious figure—and a global powerbroker.

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