In a World of Closed Borders, Deciding Who Deserves Asylum In a World of Closed Borders, Deciding Who Deserves Asylum
At Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, workers face few humane options.
Feb 9, 2017 / Feature / Jacob Kushner
Steve Bannon Wants To Start World War III Steve Bannon Wants To Start World War III
His 2009 film, Generation Zero, shows a hellishly bleak vision of our past, present, and future, driven by a magical belief in historical determinism.
Feb 8, 2017 / Micah L. Sifry
American Special Operations Forces Are Deployed to 70 Percent of the World’s Countries American Special Operations Forces Are Deployed to 70 Percent of the World’s Countries
Will Obama’s legacy as Commander-in-Chief continue under Trump?
Jan 5, 2017 / Nick Turse
Declassified: The Military’s Border-Busting Operations in Africa Declassified: The Military’s Border-Busting Operations in Africa
Officials say military operations in Africa are only about assisting partner nations. That’s not true.
Dec 19, 2016 / Nick Turse
These Photos Show the People Who Turn a Cotton Plant Into Your Jeans These Photos Show the People Who Turn a Cotton Plant Into Your Jeans
Following the path of cotton from Burkina Faso to Bangladesh to your local mall.
Dec 12, 2016 / Photo Essay / Meta Krese and Jošt Franko
Profit-Driven Schools Fail Uganda’s Children Profit-Driven Schools Fail Uganda’s Children
Silicon Valley–backed Bridge International Academies repeatedly failed to comply with national education standards.
Nov 29, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
Trump’s Election Is a Tragedy, But Some Things Won’t Change at All Trump’s Election Is a Tragedy, But Some Things Won’t Change at All
Drone strikes, the war in Afghanistan, and America’s obsession with itself are all alive and well.
Nov 17, 2016 / Mattea Kramer
‘Africa Has Given Enough of Its People to the Sea’ ‘Africa Has Given Enough of Its People to the Sea’
Fatim Jawara, like many first-tier soccer talents in West Africa, attempted to migrate to Europe by boat. She did not survive.
Nov 2, 2016 / Dave Zirin
10 of the World’s Poorest Countries Host Half the Global Refugee Population 10 of the World’s Poorest Countries Host Half the Global Refugee Population
Why aren’t wealthy countries, including Europe’s most powerful economies, doing more to help asylum seekers?
Nov 1, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Where the Bodies Are Buried Where the Bodies Are Buried
War and survival in South Sudan’s forgotten town.
Oct 20, 2016 / Nick Turse