The Price of Love
A recent turnaround in South Korea’s marriage rate shows that its fertility crisis is also an affordability crisis.
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The Wolfowitz Doctrine
In 1992, the Cold War was over. But the Defense Department was already planning for the next one.
Albanians Are Against Jared Kushner’s Israel-Linked Venture
Albania’s government is one of the most toadyish allies to Donald Trump and Israel. Yet as Jared Kushner seeks to tarmac a protected nature reserve in the country, Albanians are saying no to their cronyish government and its international allies.
Congress Must Investigate War Profiteers Once Again
Ninety years after the original Nye Committee exposed the arms industry’s corruption, the Pentagon and its contractors are bigger, richer, and more unaccountable than ever.
How the UAE Built an Empire of Kleptocrats
From Libya to Yemen and Palestine to Sudan, the United Arab Emirates has built a regional network of militias, autocrats, and oligarchs that perpetuate violence for power and profit.
Capitalist Markets Won’t Solve Pandemics or the Climate Crisis
In the 19th century, capitalist markets combined with environmental disaster to cause famines across the Global South. We might experience a similar tragedy again soon.
Rebuilding the Socialist Horizon
Bhaskar Sunkara reflects on the rise, defeat, and possible renewal of socialism — and on the generations of ordinary people who fought to build a world beyond class domination.
Senegal Is in the World Cup but Hardly Made Welcome
One of Africa’s top teams, Senegal has good reason to look forward to the World Cup. But the US government has put up major barriers to its fans and journalists visiting the country, in a policy of deep discrimination against Senegalese citizens.
Tech Capital Is Dominating American Politics
While Donald Trump assaults civil liberties and the social safety net, Democrats are lost. Capital’s continued dominance of both parties and Big Tech’s machinations in particular are key to understanding our political crisis, argues Thomas Ferguson.
In Mansions and Benzes
Ten years after the financial crisis, we see how life is treating some of our favorite Wall Street villains.
A Killer in the Castle
What actually happened to Nepal’s royal family on June 2, 2001?
Changing Channels
The Suez Canal is a symbol of Arab nationalism. It’s also a damn good source of national income.
Issue 49: Misery Index
Crunching the numbers on the class war.
How Lyndon LaRouche Said Goodbye to Marxism and Hello to Crazy
Lyndon LaRouche started off lecturing about dialectics and Rosa Luxemburg. By the 1980s, he was Glenn Beck with a private security force.
Havana Syndrome Can’t Be Cured
Even the CIA has debunked “Havana syndrome” — the belief that hypersonic weapons are making American diplomats sick — but diehards in the media and Congress won’t let it go.
Embattled Reporter
We talk to journalist Andrew Cockburn about the Iraq invasion and the new Middle East.