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Foreign Policy InterruptedFounded by Elmira Bayrasli and Lauren Bohn, Foreign Policy Interrupted amplifies female voices on current events around the globe, combatting the industry’s gender disparity through a visibility platform and fellowship program.
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The tighter you clamp your heart shut, the more you are constricting blood flow to your brain. Emotion has to go through your heart to get to your mind. Insight requires migration through your mind and back down to your heart.
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While the truth comes limping after
“The scariest thing about these stories is not that they are lies, but that there is a tiny bit of truth to each of them. Dictatorships do not do away with veracity. They do away with proportionality.” Reflections from Tajikistan, within the captions of a photo essay, by Michael Hobbes.
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The PEI Bomb Threat and the Politics of Twitter
“I will never give in to fear that is based on Twitter logic. I will never develop policy with bigots who masquerade as Twitter experts. I will not connect random dots between violence downtown and the brown neighbour next door.” Reflections on violence, Twitter, and politics, from a Canadian looking south.
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Attending to the Small
Mandy Len Catron on her ongoing struggle: “And maybe a good way to think about my place in the world is to consider how often I am inconvenienced by injustice — to make space for it, to welcome it in.”
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Women in the World
Women in the World shares stories of women on the front lines — from activists and artists to CEOs and entrepreneurs — who have enriched lives and shattered glass ceilings in every field.
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Five Podcasts by Women of Color You Should Know
Social and political activist Rebecca Griffin recommends her favorite podcasts by women of color, like Represent and 2 Dope Queens, covering topics from feminism and race to work and equality.
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Free-Range Parenting Is a Privilege for the White and Affluent
At The Establishment, Stephanie Land takes a hard look at the ways in which parenting choices intersect race and class, and explains why, as a low-income mother, she fears raising her daughter “free range.”
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Gerry Canavan
The web is big — so veteran blogger Gerry Canavan scours it to collect the best links on culture, politics, education, and more. Visit his blog for curated reading lists that range from must-reads to esoteric gems.
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Princeton Election ConsortiumFor the politics- and stats-obsessed, Princeton Election Consortium, a site run by Sam Wong since 2004, specializes in poll analysis and data-driven election forecasts.
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Approaching JusticeAn online journal on religion and politics, Approaching Justice brings together writers and thinkers who try to make sense of modern American life through the lens of faith and ethics.
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To the Polls! Four Takes on the US and UK Political Scenes
Recent editors’ picks on the political scenes in the United States and United Kingdom.
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2016 Election Forecast
Who will win the US presidency? FiveThirtyEight offers predictions and polling data for the 2016 election between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
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Millennial
Millennial is a journal where young Catholic thinkers reflect on current events, politics, culture, and faith.
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