Black Lives Matter and Reflections From a Civil War

The everyday discrimination against black people in the United States bears frightening similarities to the suppression of Tamils in Sri Lanka.

European Brides in the Islamic State

Women who have moved from Europe to Islamic State territory are often portrayed as either victims or terrorists. The reality is more complicated.

Trump and the Echo of Amache

Donald Trump’s disturbing anti-Muslim rhetoric echoes an ugly chapter in U.S. history: the time leading up to the incarceration of Japanese-Americans during World War II.

South Sudanese Refugees and the Taste of Displacement

Food rations sustain refugees, but what’s missing is fulfillment and a sense of home.

Understanding Mass Killings

A disproportionate number of mass killings in the U.S. have been committed by military veterans. We should be asking ourselves why.

Climate Wars

On Fiji’s islands, shifting sea levels have left a tangled legacy of conflict and survival. We should take note.

Parting Words

Anthropologist Hugh Gusterson traces the history of combat casualties attempting to communicate beyond death, from Gallipoli to nuclear war.