Filipinana | Movie (2026)

This grippingly understated drama of class on a luxury Philippine golf course is an invitation to look closer and question why these systems are still in place. Read a full review here.

A Casualty of a Cruel Immigration Policy

Naomi Bethune The American Prospect
Pierre Damas Bel, 20, died by suicide after being fitted with a tracking device by ICE. ‘That ankle monitor is what killed him,’ a family friend said.

Indonesia Still Hasn’t Come to Terms With Suharto’s Crimes

Michael G. Vann Convergence
Nearly three decades after the fall of Suharto, human rights organizations describe Indonesia as a state undergoing democratic backsliding, accompanied by pressure on protesters and journalists and by an expanding military role in civilian affairs.

These Generals Fought for Israel. Now They See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ As the Threat.

Azam AhmedNatan Odenheimer and Ronen Bergman; Photographs by Ivor Prickett The New York Times
A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. “Once a society behaves this way that society is doomed,” one said