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Barbara Demick

A Monk’s Life in Turmoil in Tibet

Dongtuk’s home town was known for self-immolations. How would he choose to live?

China Declares Victory Over Both the Coronavirus and Critics of the Communist Party at the Biggest Political Event of the Year

This year, the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Congress are turning into a self-congratulatory pageant in which the Party’s emboldened leadership celebrates itself.

In North Korea, the Fourth Man Could Be a Woman

Amid reports of Kim Jong Un’s failing health, it appears that the most obvious successor to rule the country, despite its sexist political system, is his sister.

The Star Power of Jane Fonda’s Climate-Change Arrests

The actress and activist spent the eve of her eighty-second birthday protesting alongside friends and fellow-celebrities, and earning her latest arrest, in an ongoing campaign to raise awareness of climate change.

A Monk’s Life in Turmoil in Tibet

Dongtuk’s home town was known for self-immolations. How would he choose to live?

China Declares Victory Over Both the Coronavirus and Critics of the Communist Party at the Biggest Political Event of the Year

This year, the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Congress are turning into a self-congratulatory pageant in which the Party’s emboldened leadership celebrates itself.

In North Korea, the Fourth Man Could Be a Woman

Amid reports of Kim Jong Un’s failing health, it appears that the most obvious successor to rule the country, despite its sexist political system, is his sister.

The Star Power of Jane Fonda’s Climate-Change Arrests

The actress and activist spent the eve of her eighty-second birthday protesting alongside friends and fellow-celebrities, and earning her latest arrest, in an ongoing campaign to raise awareness of climate change.