Foreign Policy After Trump
Joe Biden promises to lift U.S. foreign policy up from the low-minded nationalism of the Trump era. But the era of confident American hegemony is drawing to a close.
Spring 2025
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Coronavirus and the Surveillance State
The evolution of information technologies will beckon us to expand the powers of governments, especially when we believe they would serve the common good, like during a pandemic. A bit of reflection should give us pause.
Why Hong Kongers Fight
After weathering decades of disappointment, Hong Kongers understand that there is no tomorrow waiting. The future is not guaranteed, but must be won.
Authoritarian Governance Is Like a Virus
The COVID-19 crisis has given autocrats an excuse to expand and deepen their power—while making the spread of the pandemic worse.
Apocalypse Again
For many people, the world has ended again and again.
The Future of Hong Kong
As a new national security law is introduced, we can neither ignore the violence happening right in front of us nor diminish the new struggles that lie beyond.
Hong Kong’s Fragile Autonomy
The current crisis has exposed how little remains of the “one country, two systems” framework.
The Left’s Role in the Hong Kong Uprising
An interview with Avery Ng, chairman of the League of Social Democrats in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong’s Fight for Life
Hong Kong has justified its existence as an interface between Western neoliberal globalism and China’s statist authoritarian capitalism. China no longer needs the city to play that role; Hong Kongers desperately need an alternative.
One Country, Two Systems, Millions in the Streets
Activist Jeffrey Ngo on the Hong Kong protests.
Chan Kin-man and the Spirit of Dissent in Hong Kong
Chan was given a sixteen-month sentence in April for his role in the pro-democracy protests that began in 2014. While he remains imprisoned, his successors have taken to the streets.
New Youth in China
On the hundredth anniversary of a youth movement that kickstarted the Chinese Communist Party, student activists are using Marxism to rebel against the party.
After Repression, Revolt?
Xi Jinping has consolidated power to a degree not seen since the days of Mao. But the rigid system over which he presides may be more fragile than it seems.
The Island the Left Neglected
If the American left is serious about opposing a reactionary foreign policy that preserves unequal power relations, it should speak up for Taiwan.
The Condition of the Working Class in Shenzhen
While gleaming shopping malls dot the urban landscapes of China, selling Nikes, Coach bags, and Prada shoes, a more authoritarian regime is making it harder for workers to organize or protest their low wages and poor working conditions.
