At Senegal’s Lake Retba, thousands of salt miners endure dangerous conditions, often with few alternatives for earning a living.
How Social Media Is Changing the Way Young Men Understand Gender
Social media is reshaping how young people understand masculinity, femininity and gender roles.
The Maasai’s Fight Against Forced Displacement in Northern Tanzania
Behind Tanzania’s safari paradise, the Maasai people face displacement as conservation models prioritize ecotourism over human rights.
Senegal Set to Host Africa’s First-Ever Olympic Event
The Dakar Youth Olympic Games will be the continent’s first such event; a historic celebration of youth sports and Senegalese culture. The country’s latest crackdown on homosexuality provides a troubling backdrop.
Louisiana’s Cancer Alley: The Human Cost of Industrial Pollution
Hundreds of petrochemical facilities reside along the Mississippi River, and local Black communities bear the consequences.
US Set to Join List of Countries that Hold Public Executions
Pete Hegseth announced that the execution of former Major Nidal Hasan will be done by firing squad and livestreamed to the public. These kinds of acts are reminiscent of Iran, North Korea, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia.
The New Atlantic Migration Route
As Europe tightens enforcement on better-known Mediterranean crossings to Italy, Greece and mainland Spain, more migrants are risking the longer Atlantic passage from West Africa to the Canary Islands.
Read MoreHow the Battery Boom Drives "Green Colonialism" on Indigenous Lands
The global surge in demand for lithium used in electric vehicle batteries is driving mining corporations onto Indigenous lands.
Everything You Need to Know About Yemen
Yemen is often reduced to conflict and crisis, but understanding the country means seeing its history, culture and people alongside the war reshaping daily life.
After Sudan: Can Ethiopia Rethink Refugee Life?
Ethiopia is trying to move beyond refugee camps by letting Sudanese families work, study and rebuild lives interrupted by war.
The Dirty Side of Clean Energy
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.
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