How the Left Failed France’s Muslims
In a different world, Cherif and Said Kouachi might have become progressive activists. But where the left abdicated its outreach to marginalized communities, the Islamists moved in.
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Power to the People: Participatory Democracy in El Salvador
Estela Hernandez, a member of El Salvador's national assembly and social movement leader, talks about a radical vision and practice of direct, participatory democracy by the citizens in the government of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front, or FMLN.
A Pre-History of Boko Haram: The Long Shadow of Usman dan Fodio
There has been growing concern with the activities of Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria and its spillover into northern Cameroon, Niger, and in the Lake Chad area. Yet Boko Haram is not the first militant, anti-establishment Islamic movement in the region.
The ‘Great War’ of Sinai: How to Lose a ‘War on Terror’
The Sinai Peninsula has moved from the margins of Egyptian body politic to the uncontested center, as Egypt’s strong man - President Abdul Fatah al-Sisi - finds himself greatly undercut by the rise of an insurgency that seems to be growing stronger with time.
Security for Who? Resistance to Militarization Intensifies in Okinawa, Japan
There is a showdown coming in Okinawa that will test the limits of US and Japanese state power.
Who Owns Our Beer? Craft Brewing’s Growing Identity Crisis
If we want to defend the spirit of innovation, collaboration, and community that makes craft beer special, it is time to begin a serious conversation about who owns, and should own, our beer.