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‘I Don’t Know What They’ll Do With Us’
For immigrants from Latin America in New York, Donald Trump’s victory ignites anxiety.
Hello To All That
What returning to New York after 12 years in Istanbul taught me about America.
How the Biden Administration Failed El Salvador
The Salvadoran president wanted the U.S. off his back. He got his wish.
“They Are Liars”
Israel’s attacks in Beirut, and American complicity in them, has confirmed for many Lebanese how little they matter to the United States.
Empire as Province: On Teaching American Studies in Amsterdam
The strategy, counterintuitive though it may seem, is to cultivate an America-fatigue in the classroom.
The Sound of the Waves
“It felt as if, the university having collected us, we were now on display, exotic specimen there to perform. And so we performed.”
This Is My Body
A reflection on violence and nourishment in America after experiencing a mass shooting hoax at a Florida mall.
The U.S. Election Abroad
Twelve writers tell us what the race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris looks like where they live.
What Argentina Sees in Trump
The country’s far right found a model in the former U.S. president.
Blue Light Hours
“In the movie of my life in America, the one my mother liked to watch, a young woman sits alone in her bedroom and calls her mother each night on a computer.”