While the magazine has closed, its living archive endures—open to all and preserving the many ideas, voices, and discoveries that deepen our understanding of what it means to be human.
In its first six weeks, the Trump administration has been actively demonizing the mainstream media and the courts. This could be an ominous sign of what is to come.
In a Genocide, Who Are the Morally Upright?A Georgia State anthropologist explores what motivated rescuers during the Rwandan genocide—and what their stories reveal about courage and selflessness in the midst of total destruction.
Black Lives Matter and Reflections From a Civil WarThe 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 StateWomen 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 AmacheDonald 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 DisplacementFood rations sustain refugees, but what’s missing is fulfillment and a sense of home.
Understanding Mass KillingsA disproportionate number of mass killings in the U.S. have been committed by military veterans. We should be asking ourselves why.
Climate WarsOn Fiji’s islands, shifting sea levels have left a tangled legacy of conflict and survival. We should take note.
Parting WordsAnthropologist Hugh Gusterson traces the history of combat casualties attempting to communicate beyond death, from Gallipoli to nuclear war.
