How did the Brazilian left allow itself to come so close to losing against an authoritarian?

The Supreme Court is serving as a stage for its highest ideals and deepest terrors

Open yet measured, expert but obliging, Ford tried to be the perfect witness. But why do we ask so much of women’s testimony?

The obsession with the Swedish far right belies a more complex picture of a diverse country

Ultra-Conservative Brett Kavanaugh will drag the Supreme Court to the intolerant right 

Museum staff had warned of underfunding and hazardous conditions. But in Brazil, anti-intellectualism has become mainstream

The fightback against right-wing populists across the US and Europe has focussed on the value of young voters. But the reality is more complex—and shows the scale of the challenge ahead

The country has long had a complex relationship with international openness 


Over the decades political partisanship has gridlocked the confirmation process at levels. The real losers are litigants in courts with vacant judgeships 

Pakistan’s new prime minister is not the liberal reformer you might think