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What are​ the major wars of our time? Ukraine and Gaza, of course. But what about Syria, Yemen, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Sudan? Most of these are civil wars with very large numbers of fatalities. This is a review of "Understanding Ethiopia’s Tigray War"

A razed mosque, a new temple, and the rise of Narendra Modi.

The pitfalls of seeing history through the “great man” lens.

Peter Beinart hosts Columbia Professor Rashid Khalidi America’s most eminent historian of the Palestinian people and the Palestinian struggle on "This Moment in Palestinian History.”

Archaeologists, relying on laser technology and decades of research, mapped a cluster of ancient cities in eastern Ecuador. Their findings add to evidence of dense settlements in Amazonia.

Despite their relative isolation, the Zapatistas intend to continue influencing social dynamics. They have demonstrated that mobilisation for diversity doesn’t have to mean identity-base tensions, and can accompany the fight for social justice.

“In good times, organizations wrest and secure our gains. In bad times, they help withstand the inevitable chaos from backlash, repression and sectarianism.”

Social Security settles in court and must repay funds it had forced recipients to pay back.

“The bosses wear Prada, and the workers get nada!” chanted hundreds of News Guild CWA workers out on a one-day strike against Condé Nast, the publishing juggernaut that owns iconic titles like Vogue, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and Bon Appetite.

“This was the fifth execution that I’ve witnessed in Alabama, and I have never seen such a violent reaction to an execution,” said journalist Lee Hedgepeth. Ultimately, the execution lasted about 22 minutes.