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Clean energy is necessary, but the minerals powering electric cars and batteries are raising new questions about land, labor and who pays for the transition.
Read MoreLarge-Scale Data Centers Are Targeting Black Communities
The infrastructure behind AI data centers is placing an unequal burden on Black communities.
Arizona's Tohono O’odham Nation Under Threat From Border Wall Construction
The Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona is under threat as the United States federal government enters their land to construct a border wall, bulldozing sacred sites.
Read MoreHow Tourism Becomes a Tool of Neocolonialism
From the West Bank to Hawaii, tourism gives foreign investors a way to turn land, labor and natural resources into profit, often at the expense of local communities.
Read MoreCan Gen Z Be Both Against AI and Its Most Frequent Users?
Even high school protest movements about artificial intelligence are trying to turn the tide of technology.
Read MoreThe Taliban’s 5-Year Report Card
Five years into Taliban rule, Afghanistan has relative stability and grave human rights violations.
Read MoreAustralia’s Elders Fight to Save Vanishing Languages
Forty percent of the world’s languages are at risk, and many Indigenous languages in Australia’s Northern Territory face severe threats.
Read MoreProtecting the Migrant Worker: Human Trafficking in Palau
A beautiful place to snorkel and scuba dive, Palau also faces human trafficking concerns.
Read MoreThe Battle Over AI on Tribal Lands
Tech companies targeting tribal nations to bypass regulations and speed up data center construction have been met with opposition from tribal leaders.
Read MoreDNA-Based Reunification in El Salvador, Argentina, and Beyond
DNA-based family reunification plays a critical role in uniting families of disappeared individuals in post-war nations.
Read MoreIn Jamaica, the Sea is for Sale
Jamaicans have no legal right to access most of their own seashore, but a movement is brewing to assert a claim to their natural resources.
Read MoreGerman Anti-Migrant Film Captures the Attention of Elon Musk
A film about a migrant-murdering vigilante has garnered support from the world’s richest man.
Read MoreThe Odyssey Sparks Backlash for Filming in Occupied Territory
Christopher Nolan’s new film has put the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara in the spotlight.
Read MoreA Look Into African Nations’ Deportation Agreements
Dozens of people have been deported by US President Trump to African countries where they have no citizenship or established ties.
Read MoreThe United States of (Native) America
How Native American culture influenced American society and the ways their contributions remain embedded in everyday life.
Read MoreMigrant Workers Suffer Exploitation in the Persian Gulf’s Kafala System
A look at the kafala system and how it supports the abuse of migrant workers in Gulf states.
Read MoreBehind the Beautiful Game: The World Cup’s Domestic Abuse Problem
Research shows domestic abuse reports can rise during major football tournaments, regardless of whether England wins or loses.
Read MoreThe Maldivian Struggle for Freedom of Press
The ongoing protests in the Maldives are part of a longer struggle over press freedom and freedom of expression.
Read MoreThe Rise of Venezuelan Human Trafficking in Colombia
Colombia, the predominant asylum nation for Venezuelan refugees, continues to display staggering rates of human trafficking of Venezuelans, despite legal and humanitarian efforts.
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