Erdogan’s Kurdish Problem
Turkish forces have been fighting the Kurds, a significant ethnic and cultural group in the country as well as in the surrounding region, for decades dating back to 1978. This region is often...
If you liked these Netflix and Hulu shows, try their obscure counterparts
If you’re like a lot of pop culture fans these days, you probably have heard that television has reached its creative peak. But even if you’re all caught up on your favorites—and/or are working...
International Women’s Day is no place for Orientalism
On this International Women’s Day, let’s stress the importance of complicated conversations, of stories of women that exist beyond pre-set narratives of what liberation means. According to white...
Global Comment must-reads for the week
'Blind journalist seeks out Palestine's forgotten voices' (Al Jazeera English) Disabled journalists can struggle in a media environment that isn't always very accommodating. Budour Hassan seeks out...
Kiddle and other kid-safe internet tools don’t protect children
Online safety for children is a hot topic among parents who are negotiating a world where their kids will never know a life without the internet. How do we protect children from dangerous or...
How Wheaton College threw its queer students under the bus
Conservative Christianity is another country, one whose citizens are often deeply suspicious of the world beyond its borders. Julie Rodgers’ article in Time last week, in which she shares the story...
Sanders supporters are making a dangerous misstep with Elizabeth Warren
The United States is sifting through the fallout of last night's Super Tuesday primary — one of the biggest events in the 2016 election cycle, with a huge number of primaries that have the...
In defense of Kylo Ren
The Emo Kylo Ren Twitter account (@KyloR3n) has had me ugly laughing since The Force Awakens came out. It’s true, Kylo Ren is in so many ways like an angsty teenager who probably listens to the...
Global Comment must-reads for the week
Happy Leap Day from Global Comment! Your US-based Editor in Chief is gearing up for Super Tuesday and critical primaries in the morning, but before tucking into bed, how about some lovely reading to...
Junior Doctors Deadlock with UK Government as More Strikes Threatened
The National Health Service (NHS), established in post-war Britain as a fair way to ensure that good healthcare would not only be available to those who had the means to pay for it, is well-loved, as...