Khan’s killing
was an act of adjudication over citizenship, culture, gender and life, in a
form that’s becoming increasingly widespread in the US, India and through parts
of Europe.
Sacrifice zones –
abandoned, economically shattered places – are spreading in historically white
rural areas and small towns across the United States. Rural decline fosters
regressive authoritarian politics.
The war
in Afrin starkly highlights how the dynamics of power and resource grabs by the
US, Russia, and their regional
alliances, have shaped contemporary struggles for life and
democracy.
