In Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO)’s frequent condemnation of the conservative elite and neoliberal technocrats echoed in his daily morning conferences during his six years as president. He mobilized voters mainly by appealing to popul...
“Willkommen in Wust! Willkommen in Saxony-Anhalt!” These were the first words I heard following 18 hours of travel as my host parents, Sigrun and Matthias, welcomed me with open arms. Wust, a town of just over 800 residents in old East German...
In July 2022, thousands of Sri Lankans stormed the presidential palace in Colombo. They swam in the president’s pool, sat in his chair, and used his personal gym. These actions were not borne out of rage at just one leader. It signaled the end of t...
On February 4, 2021, the International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander Dominic Ongwen on 61 charges committed during the Ugandan civil war, including “murder, rape, sexual slavery, abduction, and tortu...
On February 4, 2021, the International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander Dominic Ongwen on 61 charges committed during the Ugandan civil war, including “murder, rape, sexual slavery, abduction, and tortu...
On July 19, 2020, the United Arab Emirates Space Association (UAESA) launched a rocket named Hope into space in celebration of the country’s 50th anniversary. Hope went into orbit around Mars to transmit previously unobserved weather data, making t...
On July 19, 2020, the United Arab Emirates Space Association (UAESA) launched a rocket named Hope into space in celebration of the country’s 50th anniversary. Hope went into orbit around Mars to transmit previously unobserved weather data, making t...
The American biomedical company Thermo Fisher describes a prominent product featured on its website, the RapidHIT ID system, as an instrument capable of generating “forensic DNA profiles in as little as 90 minutes” with “no technical expertise ...
The American biomedical company Thermo Fisher describes a prominent product featured on its website, the RapidHIT ID system, as an instrument capable of generating “forensic DNA profiles in as little as 90 minutes” with “no technical expertise ...
Orbiting more than 225 thousand miles from the Earth, the Moon is more than a pretty sight in the sky or a conduit for human exploration: It contains valuable natural resources. Considering the Moon’s vast reserves of Helium-3 (better known as H-3,...
Orbiting more than 225 thousand miles from the Earth, the Moon is more than a pretty sight in the sky or a conduit for human exploration: It contains valuable natural resources. Considering the Moon’s vast reserves of Helium-3 (better known as H-3,...
For decades, the five Nordic countries—Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland—have served as models of democratic bliss, with profound similarity in their progressive political, economic, and social structures. Their consistent placement a...
For decades, the five Nordic countries—Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland—have served as models of democratic bliss, with profound similarity in their progressive political, economic, and social structures. Their consistent placement a...
While global attention is fixated on the wars Israel is fighting on multiple fronts, another conflict—an internal civil struggle between religious Jewish factions and secular Jewish communities—has received far less international attention. The e...
While global attention is fixated on the wars Israel is fighting on multiple fronts, another conflict—an internal civil struggle between religious Jewish factions and secular Jewish communities—has received far less international attention. The e...
The myth of David and Goliath tells of a warrior of immense height and strength, slain by the hand of a shepherd. Surrounded by a crowd of exhausted soldiers, silent and dumbfounded, David must have heard his own heart pumping louder than ever as the...
The myth of David and Goliath tells of a warrior of immense height and strength, slain by the hand of a shepherd. Surrounded by a crowd of exhausted soldiers, silent and dumbfounded, David must have heard his own heart pumping louder than ever as the...
Semiconductors are the foundation of modern technology. They power a diverse array of devices, from regulating cycles in rice cookers to managing complex flight systems in airplanes and even handling the intensive data processing of artificial intell...
Semiconductors are the foundation of modern technology. They power a diverse array of devices, from regulating cycles in rice cookers to managing complex flight systems in airplanes and even handling the intensive data processing of artificial intell...
Listen closely. A lyrical melody plays softly in the background as a heart-wrenching love story plays out, scenes woven with poetic beauty, profound meaning threaded through each performance. French cinema is an art form above entertainment, a fragme...
Listen closely. A lyrical melody plays softly in the background as a heart-wrenching love story plays out, scenes woven with poetic beauty, profound meaning threaded through each performance. French cinema is an art form above entertainment, a fragme...
A bullet hole decorates the roof of my grandma’s patio in North Macedonia—the neighbors had thrown a wedding the night before I first saw the gaping hole. “The last time someone shot a gun at a wedding here, an old woman suffered a head injury,...
A bullet hole decorates the roof of my grandma’s patio in North Macedonia—the neighbors had thrown a wedding the night before I first saw the gaping hole. “The last time someone shot a gun at a wedding here, an old woman suffered a head injury,...
In the fall of 2023, clashes erupted on the streets of Tel Aviv, Israel, between factions of Eritrean migrants—some celebrating the 30th anniversary of Isaias Afwerki’s authoritarian rule and others protesting it. Police forces reacted to suppres...
In the fall of 2023, clashes erupted on the streets of Tel Aviv, Israel, between factions of Eritrean migrants—some celebrating the 30th anniversary of Isaias Afwerki’s authoritarian rule and others protesting it. Police forces reacted to suppres...
Comuna 13, one of 16 administrative areas in Medellín, Colombia, was once considered among the most dangerous areas in the world for its notorious drug trafficking, paramilitary organizations, and gang violence. Today, it attracts 25,000 visitors ea...
Comuna 13, one of 16 administrative areas in Medellín, Colombia, was once considered among the most dangerous areas in the world for its notorious drug trafficking, paramilitary organizations, and gang violence. Today, it attracts 25,000 visitors ea...