What does a new democracy look like, feel like, sound like? Well, in Bangladesh, which had a student revolution less than a year ago in August 2024, a new chance at democracy is a swirl ...

Selma Farsakh Ulm is a undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania studying philosophy, politics, and economics.

Ramu Sapkota is an award-winning investigative journalist and contributor for weekly news magazine Himal Khabar Patrika, the Nepali Times, and the Centre for Investigative Journalism-Nepal. He covered ...

Image A group of ride-hailing drivers wait for orders on a sidewalk near Margonda Raya, Depok, on December 11, 2024. Image by ...

Live-animal markets are a natural laboratory for viruses to evolve and spark deadly outbreaks, yet scientists lack support to ...

Siyabonga Nyawo, a 16-year-old in Eswatini, lost his mother to AIDS after she transmitted the virus to him at birth. He bounces between his grandmother’s home (shown here) and a place he shares with ...

After the Trump administration cut billions in foreign aid, two African countries that succeeded in curbing the spread of HIV are now in danger of backsliding. Listen to the KCRW's Madeleine Brand's ...

The Trump administration has taken a chainsaw to foreign aid, including many health programs. Billions of dollars were lost almost overnight. Journalists Catherine Offord, Jon Cohen, and Martin ...

A Trump-like businessman and his brothers cash in on DRC’s resources Litete Emmanuel is a dad of seven. The 42-year-old was born and raised in Yafunga village, located in DRC’s Isangi territory. His ...

Circulan con fuerza relatos que rechazan, niegan o distorsionan el conocimiento científico: desde discursos oficiales anti cambio climático hasta influencers financieros que promocionan pseudoterapias ...

In "Love, Lives and Digital Crime: The Global Web of Romance Scams"—an episode in the podcast Somewhere on Earth —we uncover the dark side of the internet where romance scams flourish across major ...

Ben Ehrenreich’s most recent book, Desert Notebooks: A Road Map for the End of Time, was the winner of a 2021 American Book Award. His previous book of nonfiction, the critically acclaimed The Way to ...