Category Politics

Indonesia’s new president, explained

A relic from Indonesia’s dictatorship is the new president. Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka celebrate with their supporters in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 14, 2024, after the polls closed in the Indonesian presidential and legislative general election. Subianto is…

House Republicans’ Mayorkas impeachment is a sham

It weaponizes the practice in a new way. US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas holds a press conference at a US Border Patrol station on January 8, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas. John Moore/Getty Images Li Zhou is…

Russia-Ukraine war: The case for US arming Ukraine

Congress should have approved Ukraine aid yesterday. Ukrainian border guards conduct training on patrolling the borderline in February. Viacheslav Ratynskyi/Anadolu via Getty Images Zack Beauchamp is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he covers ideology and challenges to democracy, both at home…