Putin won’t end up at The Hague — but war-crimes prosecutions of Russia still matter
Three courts are investigating Russia’s conduct during the war.
Is Russia still a great power?
Yes, of course it is. But it's not the kind of great power everyone thought it was a month ago.
Teaching Asian American history in its complexity can help fight racism
Asian Americans have been both the victims — and perpetrators — of racial discrimination.
Biden’s push for an infrastructure presidency risks sacrificing Black communities
Infrastructure has a long history of cloaking racism and preventing justice.
Evangelical Christians are politicizing the Jewish story of Esther
How the right is reading the holiday of Purim into modern U.S. debates.
Kicking ‘generation Putin’ out of Western universities won’t help anything
Punishing young Russians will only alienate potential opponents of the current regime.
I’ve been to space with Russians. Threatening our partnership there is senseless.
For NASA astronauts like me and my cosmonaut colleagues, the International Space Station is a powerful symbol of peaceful cooperation.
Neo-Nazis are exploiting Russia’s war in Ukraine for their own purposes
Not since ISIS have we seen such a flurry of recruitment activity.
Time is running out for China
Xi has one advantage over Putin. Let’s see if he exploits it.
Hospitals desperately need staff. But capping travel nurses’ pay won’t help.
The travel nursing boom is just a symptom of a much larger, self-inflicted problem.
Putin’s assault also targets Ukraine’s history
It is not only Ukraine that faces erasure — it is also Ukraine’s history.
Congress is taking a good first step to address the mistreatment of LGBT veterans
The United States has long mistreated LGBT soldiers — and denied them veterans benefits.
What history says about the Jan. 6 committee investigation
The importance of an unambiguous report that cannot be weaponized by Trump supporters.
A 1972 Black political convention offers a road map for fighting climate change
Climate change is a civil rights issue. Addressing it is essential to the survival of Black Americans.
I’m a Russian journalist. I had to flee my country.
Putin's latest crackdown has destroyed the independent media
The rise and fall of Marie Yovanovitch, ambassador to Ukraine
Her memoir describes her long career in diplomacy and her unwitting entanglement in Donald Trump's schemes.
Canceling Russian artists plays into Putin’s hands
There are outspoken supporters of Putin's regime, yes, but there are also artists who risk their livelihoods whether or not they denounce him or his war.
We can do more to help Ukraine without provoking World War III
In aiding Ukraine, why are missiles fine but fighter jets unthinkable?
Her heart was broken — so she turned to science
To heal after an agonizing divorce, writer Florence Williams consulted researchers and communed with nature.
After the horror of Sandy Hook, an assault on truth began
The 2012 school shooting spawned false theories that led to harassment and violence, Elizabeth Williamson writes.