How the World Cup imitates life
The biggest sporting event in the world is inevitably also about geopolitics.
A startling split in the Iranian American community
While brave young women are being shot by police in Iran, their compatriots in America are being attacked for even suggesting negotiations with the regime.
The economic dominance of the US and Europe gets more challengers
So far the alliance known as BRICS hasn’t been greater than the sum of its parts. But it’s taking steps to increase its power.
