Not Their Parents’ South Asian Weddings
On a visit five years ago to the Delhi factory of the fashion house Seema Gujral, Aisha Rawji fell in love with a swatch of white net fabric adorned with…
Opinion | Israel’s Worst Day at War
Indeed, within hours of the Hamas invasion, Saudi Arabia issued a statement saying, according to Al Arabiya network: “The kingdom is closely following up on the unprecedented developments between a…
Opinion | Hamas’s Control of Gaza Must End Now
This column has been updated. It’s easy to note the parallels between Hamas’s attack on Israel on Saturday morning and the Yom Kippur war, which began 50 years ago Friday.…
Jailed by the Thousands, Without Charges, to Act as Witnesses
Several months ago, as a federal judge worked through a docket of smuggling cases in the bustling border city of Laredo, Texas, three people were escorted into the courtroom. Because…
Palm Oil: The Ingredient Behind Human Rights Abuses and Eco-Destruction That’s Probably in Your Home Right Now | naked capitalism
Lambert here: Long on problem description, I’d say a bit short on solutions. To me, the “ethical consumers” frame seems a little… high-minded. By Reynard Loki, a co-founder of the…
Wheat, Sunflowers and Dozens of New Graves
Beside newly dug graves in a cemetery, villagers had propped cardboard signs on sticks. “Taken,” one sign said simply of an open grave. “Taken, three people from the Mukhovaty” family,…
Buzz-Cut and Brave: The Chinese Women Who Defy ‘Beauty Duty’
Legend Zhu was the conventional ideal of Chinese beauty. Tall with shoulder-length hair, she led her university’s modeling team, whose members were often called upon to strut down runways at…
Opinion | The Hidden Moral Injury of ‘OK Boomer’
Mourners gathered around San Francisco City Hall this week to remember Senator Dianne Feinstein, one of the most formidable politicians of her generation. Her passing meant not just the end…
Opinion | The Supreme Court Is Not as Politicized as You May Think
With the start of the Supreme Court’s new term, we will see and hear much debate lavished on blockbuster cases — the controversial opinions that play an outsize role in…
Fearing Third-Party Spoilers vs. Trump, Biden Allies Try to Squash Them
Powerful allies of President Biden are aggressively working to stop third-party and independent presidential candidacies, fearing that an outside bid could cost Democrats an election that many believe will again…