Article Exquisite & Thwarted Wong Kar-wai’s films explore obsession, suppressed desire, and the unsettling undercurrents running beneath composed surfaces.By Robert RubsamJune 28, 2021 Movies Asia Arts
Article A Hybrid Voice For the novelist Xiaolu Guo, telling stories in English is an ongoing project to capture a life lived across China, Europe, and the United States.By Melody S. GeeApril 18, 2021 Fiction Asia
Article Condemning Myanmar’s Coup Despite violent military retaliation, citizens in Myanmar continue to protest, demanding a return to democracy.By Isabella SimonMarch 20, 2021 Foreign Affairs Asia
Article Can a Lawsuit Stop a Genocide? A historic judgment by the World Court could prevent future acts of violence against the Rohingya.By Paul C. SaundersOctober 13, 2020 Foreign Affairs Asia Politics
Article Making an American Jia Lynn Yang tells the story of a forty-year fight over immigration in the twentieth century, asking: What makes an American and who gets to decide?By Melody S. GeeSeptember 7, 2020 Immigration Asia Books
Article Hong Kong & the Coronavirus Facing the challenges and dangers posed by the pandemic, one cannot simply rely on or blame those in authority. Good government now matters more than ever.By King-Ho LeungApril 14, 2020 Coronavirus Foreign Affairs Asia Web Exclusive
PoliticsThe Art of the Possible How can Democrats salvage parts of their agenda after they failed to pass Build Back Better?By The EditorsJanuary 21, 2022
ReligionWelcoming the Stranger For Jesuit Relief Services executive director Joan Rosenhauer, refugee resettlement and support is the mission at the heart of Catholicism.By John GehringJanuary 13, 2022
CultureMirror, Mirror A major retrospective devoted to the art of Jasper Johns affords new visions of the artist, and ourselves.By Griffin OleynickJanuary 12, 2022
CultureThe Empowerment Trap The documentary LuLaRich shows how the LuLaRoe multilevel-marketing scheme preyed on women’s desire to balance careers with families.By Emma McDonaldJanuary 6, 2022
BooksHard-Won Wisdom Lucille Clifton’s re-issued memoir celebrates life, acknowledges difficult times, and recognizes beauty wherever it can be found.By Clifford ThompsonJanuary 15, 2022
CollectionsChristmas Critics 2021 Editors and contributors recommend books at the end of the year.By The EditorsDecember 15, 2021
CollectionsThomas Merton at Commonweal A selection of the monk, poet, and social critic’s spiritual writings from the archivesBy The EditorsDecember 10, 2018
