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

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 ...

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

The Trump administration's cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development have had reverberations around the world. The agency, which ...

Nicolas Niarchos is a freelance journalist. His work has been published by The New Yorker, The Nation, The New York Times, and other publications. His piece for The New Yorker about a Ukrainian radio ...

Madeleine Brand is the host of KCRW's award-winning daily news and culture show Press Play. On the show, she covers national, international, and local stories through a Southern California lens. She ...

Earlier this spring, the U.S. Commerce Department cut $4 million in funding to a climate research center at Princeton University, saying the initiatives scare children. But experts say canceling ...

Climate change translates into economic change—and a changed landscape for workers and companies. The Pulitzer Center supports journalists documenting the risks for laborers and workplaces of all ...

Artificial intelligence systems are used worldwide to inform decisions in policing, medicine, social welfare, the criminal justice system, hiring, warfare, and more. At the same time, the launch of AI ...

Technology’s constant evolution continues to shape and structure the way we consume, produce, and interact with one another. Understanding the societal impacts of technology is essential to make sense ...

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 ...