Mandela, who would have turned 100 on Wednesday, was one of a kind. But are there other leaders out there who could follow in his footsteps?

Nelson Mandela cuts a unique figure on the stage of history. The South African leader, who would have turned 100 on Wednesday, was not only an iconic resistance leader but also a national figure who emerged from 27 years in prison to embrace his jailers and lead a new post-apartheid South Africa. Mandela’s death in 2013 has left a rather large pair of shoes to be filled, and anyone hoping to do so will require a story of extraordinary determination, triumph over adversity and resilience against oppression. And while there may never be another Mandela, one can see aspects of his story and his character in many politicians and activists today who are challenging injustice, enduring prison or engaging in their own struggle to improve their homelands.

From Ban ICE to Medicare for All, the battle lines are being drawn in the presidential contest.

More than two years before the 2020 presidential election, Democratic presidential hopefuls are already jostling for position on the left on issues from immigration to health care, even as strategists worry about losing Middle America in the most wide-open nomination battle in generations.

Catch an all-star lineup of politicos — including Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, Karl Rove, Tom Steyer and Mark Sanford — at OZY Fest 2018, this summer’s hottest party, in New York City’s Central Park on July 21–22. Details and ticket information can be found here.

These territories lead the world in unemployment, but there is a silver lining for the West Bank.

Most of the news from the Palestinian territories usually hits all expected dour notes — the violence, the political rift between Gaza and the West Bank, a tight Israeli military cordon that some would call prudent, others suffocating. And yet that grim roundup obscures some unexpected good news, and possibly a source for hope: the relative economic stability of the West Bank, which is practically inaccessible to many Gaza residents, thanks to strict Israeli immigration laws.