Dissent

Peter, Rhiannon, and Michael of the 5-4 podcast discuss the impending end of Roe v. Wade—and how the right used the courts to achieve its aims.

Uyghur intellectual Ilham Tohti has been incarcerated for “ethnic separatism” since 2014. New translations of his work offer a primary source for understanding the material conditions at the heart of the Xinjiang emergency.

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Soul City was a boondoggle—not a story of lost or forgotten roads tragically not taken.

American leftists need an internationalist vision that universally and effectively joins anti-imperial and anti-authoritarian ethics.

Organizers of unionization efforts at Amazon, Starbucks, and the New York Times discuss how their experiences as women shape their work.

American rhetoric during the first Cold War relied on an idealized image of U.S. institutions. Today, political elites are more likely to emphasize their vulnerability.

For those whose hyphenated identities straddle a divided world, life is a series of compromises.

Cold War metaphors have crept into the public discourse about Taiwan. These analogies mislead more than they illuminate.

If the conflicts of interest are real, and the stakes are felt to be high enough, then war between the United States and China is a real possibility, and our foreign policy must be oriented toward avoiding it.

Six short pieces on conflict between China and the United States, from Tobita Chow, Patrick Iber, Yangyang Cheng, Brian Hioe, Rebecca E. Karl, and Ted Fertik.

Why is China’s internet industry putting an end to the grueling schedules that have fueled so much of its growth?