Investigations & Longform
LEBANON’S ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS SAY ISRAEL IS DELIBERATELY TARGETING THEM, Truthout
Israel has decimated Lebanon’s land — and is also slaughtering the people who protect it.
THE PHILIPPINE MILITARY KILLED A 26-YEAR-OLD TRANS WOMAN FROM SEATTLE. HER DEATH REVEALS HOW SOCIAL MOVEMENTS ARE INTERTWINED, Xtra Magazine
Filipina-American activist Kai Sorem went to the Philippines to defend the environment. Her death is a chilling reminder of the increased dangers faced by LGBTQ2S+ advocates abroad
THE DEATH SQUADS HUNTING ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS, In These Times
How U.S. security assistance fuels state violence against environmental defenders around the world.
“IT IS LIKE MARTIAL LAW HERE.,” In These Times
A follow-up story about the detainment of U.S.-activist Chantal Anicoche by the Philippine Armed Forces.
MEET THE WOMEN SURVIVORS OF THE WORLD’S WORST INDUSTRIAL DISASTER, Atmos
Forty years after a U.S. pesticide company leaked toxic chemicals into the air and water of Bhopal, India, women survivors are still fighting for justice.
SMUGGLED PROTEST VIDEOS OFFER A RARE GLIMPSE AT RESISTANCE IN OCCUPIED TIBET, Waging Nonviolence
Defying a media blackout and severe backlash, Tibetan monks, nuns and residents of a threatened mountain community showed the world their resistance to a Chinese dam.
BITTER FRUIT, The Baffler
How indigenous communities in Guatemala are resisting the palm oil industry.
HOW THE PANDEMIC HAS AFFECTED SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, DAME Magazine
The economic exploitation of human trafficking destroys an individual’s ability to secure even their most basic needs. For survivors, the pandemic only compounded that turmoil.
CLOTHING COMPANIES HAVE BEEN PRAISED FOR MAKING PROTECTIVE MASKS. BUT GARMENT WORKERS SAY FACTORY CONDITIONS ARE UNSAFE., The Lily
Amid COVID-19, thousands of Los Angeles’ garment workers are being put to work making masks – often without access to proper safety and sanitation themselves.
Q&A: Alessandra Bergamin on finding global stories on your door steps, The Center for Public Integrity
AN UNKNOWN EPIDEMIC ARRIVES IN AMERICA, Elemental
Since the late '90s, researchers have been tracking a kidney disease of uncertain origin that has killed more than 20,000 people—mostly men under the age of 45—across the Pacific Coast of Latin America. No one suspected they would see it in the U.S. Then, patients arrived in the emergency room of a Houston hospital by the hundreds.
THE THINGS THEY CARRIED, Harpers.org
How a group of forensic anthropologists use personal effects and DNA to reunite undocumented and deceased missing migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border with their families.
News & Shortform
ONGOING REPORTING ON PROTEST MOVEMENTS, Waging Nonviolence
A PIPELINE BRINGS GAS AND REVOLT TO SOUTHERN ITALY, In These Times
FAST FASHION’S ‘CHEAP LABOR’: UNDER THE PANDEMIC, GLOBAL GARMENT INDUSTRY’S WOMEN WORKERS PAY THE PRICE, WMC Women Under Siege
IN ASIA, MILLIONS ARE FLEEING CLIMATE DISASTERS WITH LITTLE PROMISE OF RELIEF, Common Dreams
TURNING COW POOP INTO ENERGY SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA — BUT NOT EVERYONE IS ON BOARD, Discover
THE ORGANIZATIONS HELPING IMPROVE ACCESS TO JUSTICE, Ensia
DOLLAR STORES MOVING TO PULL DANGEROUS PLASTICS FROM SHELVES, National Geographic
RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS STUDY YOUTH PESTICIDE EXPOSURE, Ensia
Essays & Culture Reporting
REHEARSING FOR REBELLION, Lapham’s Quarterly
AMONG THE SINNERS, Preachy
CAN YOU SAVE A DYING ITALIAN TOWN WITH THE ART OF STORYTELLING?, Literary Hub
THE ORIGIN STORY OF PETER SINGER’S INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT, NewYorker.com