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![Fidel Castro and the Blind Spot of Liberalism](https://thepolitic.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Castro-with-gun-e1480391833532.png)
Fidel Castro and the Blind Spot of Liberalism
Why does the Left refuse to condemn a brutal tyrant?
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When God Still Lives: A Portrait of Post-Revolutionary Iran
Is reform possible in the Islamic Republic of Iran?
![“White Pride Online”: The New Face of America’s Racism](https://thepolitic.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/maxresdefault.jpg)
“White Pride Online”: The New Face of America’s Racism
White supremacy flourishes in dark corners of the internet.
![Power, Politics, and Pirates: Inside the Struggle for Iceland’s Future](https://thepolitic.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Cv-3sjuWcAAC9aN.jpg)
Power, Politics, and Pirates: Inside the Struggle for Iceland’s Future
A political crisis in a small Nordic state causes waves.
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When Pop Music Goes Nuclear: The Explosive Politics of K-Pop in Asia
The influence of K-Pop extends from millions of fans to international relations between East Asian nations.
![‘What if Both Sides Are Bad?’: Truths at War in Kashmir](https://thepolitic.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Hari_Market_Jammu-scaled.jpg)
‘What if Both Sides Are Bad?’: Truths at War in Kashmir
How Kashmir remains a site of resistance in an increasingly fraught world.
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Encounters in the Park: An Exhibition on Yosemite at the Yale University Art Gallery
The United States and Manifest Destiny in art at the YUAG.
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Putin Glamour: Russia’s It Girls Spread Trends and Political Propaganda
A few women find themselves in positions of political power in a repressive state.