Remembering Kafr Qasim
How the 1956 massacre has shaped the Palestinian struggle for civil rights.
Tag: United Nations
Human Rights Without Humanism
Why does Foucault—an avowed anti-humanist—turn to “rights” in his later works?
Engaging Iran and Cuba
When it comes to adversarial states, diplomatic aims are better served by engagement, not isolation.
Climate Change’s Poisoned Culture
Climate change has joined sex, religion, and politics as an issue not to be discussed in polite conversation.
On the Rise and Fall of Human Rights
From Arendt, to Douglass, to Palestine—what does it mean to have a “right to rights”? By Mark Goodale
Closing the Gap in India
How shortages of antiretroviral therapies could jeopardize India’s race to eradicate AIDS.
By Cecilia Van Hollen
Satire and Solemnity in the People’s Climate March
A massive environmental demonstration in New York is accompanied by parody. By Angelique Haugerud
