Opinion

Turkey’s Autocratic Descent Serves as a Warning for the U.S.

Barış Özkul / OpenDemocracy Mar 25, 2025 The erosion of democracy happens bit by bit and then all at once. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Fragility and Resilience: Glimpses of Rojava

Angéline Desdevises / Truthdig Feb 13, 2025 Photographer Angéline Desdevises captures life in Kurdish Syria, where the region's boldest democratic experiment finds new sources of resilience amid fresh rubble and political uncertainties. Dig deeper

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Rojava on the Brink

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Feb 13, 2025 Turkish airstrikes and an Islamist power in Damascus endanger the future of Syrian Kurdistan’s multiethnic democratic federation. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Courts & Law

Adams Does Victory Lap As Trump DOJ Moves To Dismiss Corruption Case

Katie Honan, Samantha Maldonado / THE CITY Feb 12, 2025 The mayor says his “unnecessary ordeal” is over — but the language in a memo from the Justice Department allows charges to be refiled. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Middle East

How the U.S. Invasion of Iraq Led to Chaos in Syria

Peter Van Buren / Responsible Statecraft Dec 13, 2024 Washington torched the region and watched it burn through regime changes, Arab Spring, civil wars, and the regeneration of terror groups. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Editorial Cartoons

Eric Adams Special

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Courts & Law

Eric Adams Becomes First NYC Mayor Indicted While in Office

Greg B. Smith, Yoav Gonen / The CITY Sep 26, 2024 Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment today charging Adams with bribery, soliciting contributions from foreign nationals and wire fraud. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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From Heroes to Suspects: The Betrayal of the Anti-ISIS International Brigade

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Sep 23, 2024 A decade after their celebrated victories, the foreign volunteers who helped defeat ISIS wage lonely battles against PTSD and harassment by Western governments. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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Rojava’s Improvised Revolution

Matt Broomfield / Truthdig Oct 9, 2023 How the Middle East’s most progressive society survives in the face of catastrophe. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

World

Turkey Ten Years On: The Ghosts of Gezi Park

Arie Amaya-Akkermans / The Markaz Review Jun 21, 2023 The memory of modern Turkey is not only a memory of violence, but also a memory of protests across generations. Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

World

Post-Election Turkey Is More Divided Than Ever

Arzu Geybullayeva / Global Voices Jun 5, 2023 Recep Tayyip Erdogan, having secured five more years in power, is sure to set deepen his authoritarian hold over Turkey. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Middle East

Dispatch From Turkey: “Antioch Is Finished”

Arie Amaya-Akkermans / The Markaz Review Feb 22, 2023 A letter from Antakya, where the earthquake has devastated Turkey's minority communities. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )