Justin Salhani 12/17/24 Justin Salhani 12/17/24

“Forever Is Over”

The first days of post-Assad Syria.

Madeleine Wattenbarger, Eliana Gilet, & Axel Hernández 12/17/24 Madeleine Wattenbarger, Eliana Gilet, & Axel Hernández 12/17/24

Total Demolition

Behind the evictions transforming Mexico City.

Madeleine Schwartz 12/5/24 Madeleine Schwartz 12/5/24

Au Revoir!

What’s happening in France?

Tania Roettger 12/5/24 Tania Roettger 12/5/24

On Nietzsche Mountain

“They don’t go to Nietzsche to reflect on or question themselves, but to confirm their beliefs.”

Will Coldwell 12/3/24 Will Coldwell 12/3/24

“You Don’t Have an Age”

Medical exams to determine the age of asylum seekers are putting minors at risk.

Will Buckingham 11/27/24 Will Buckingham 11/27/24

The Survival of Tâi-gí

A new generation of activists revives interest in a native language as Taiwan seeks distance from China.

Imogen West-Knights 11/21/24 Imogen West-Knights 11/21/24

The Promise of Duolingo

The language-learning app won’t make you fluent, but maybe that’s not the point.

Julia Webster Ayuso 11/21/24 Julia Webster Ayuso 11/21/24

Can a Comma Solve a Crime?

How forensic linguists use grammar, syntax and vocabulary to help crack cold cases.

Winthrop Rodgers 11/14/24 Winthrop Rodgers 11/14/24

Saving Yazidi Song

In the face of genocide, displacement and technology, a new project hopes to preserve an oral storytelling tradition from Iraq’s Kurdistan Region.

Lucía Cholakian Herrera 11/7/24 Lucía Cholakian Herrera 11/7/24

‘I Don’t Know What They’ll Do With Us’

For immigrants from Latin America in New York, Donald Trump’s victory ignites anxiety.

Joshua Posaner 10/31/24 Joshua Posaner 10/31/24

Defense in an Age of Uncertainty

Notes from the European Defence and Security Conference.

Jasmine Stole Weiss 10/24/24 Jasmine Stole Weiss 10/24/24

Meet You at Kmart

On Guam, the struggling retail giant is the place to be.

Danielle Mackey 10/22/24 Danielle Mackey 10/22/24

How the Biden Administration Failed El Salvador

The Salvadoran president wanted the U.S. off his back. He got his wish.

Justin Salhani 10/17/24 Justin Salhani 10/17/24

“They Are Liars”

Israel’s attacks in Beirut, and American complicity in them, has confirmed for many Lebanese how little they matter to the United States.

Lindsey Kennedy & Nathan Paul Southern 10/15/24 Lindsey Kennedy & Nathan Paul Southern 10/15/24

Cambodia’s Billion Dollar Scam

Thousands of people have been trafficked into the country to work in cyber scamming compounds built with Chinese money. Now they’re stuck there.

Clarissa Wei 10/10/24 Clarissa Wei 10/10/24

McDonald’s Macarons

How U.S. fast food took over the world — and then went local.

The Dial 10/3/24 The Dial 10/3/24

The U.S. Election Abroad

Twelve writers tell us what the race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris looks like where they live.

Lucía Cholakian Herrera 10/3/24 Lucía Cholakian Herrera 10/3/24

What Argentina Sees in Trump

The country’s far right found a model in the former U.S. president.

Chris Knapp, Giada Santana, & Juli Simond 9/26/24 Chris Knapp, Giada Santana, & Juli Simond 9/26/24

The Toxic Legacy of the French Banana

France knew the pesticide chlordecone could cause cancer and destroy the environment. It allowed banana plantations in Martinique and Guadeloupe to use it anyway.

Greta Rybus 9/19/24 Greta Rybus 9/19/24

The World’s Hot Springs

A photographer’s encounter with natural springs, thermal pools and public baths — and the people who care for them.