Journalism that unpacks the global authoritarian toolkit
Series
Authoritarian Tech
In the right hands, technology can liberate societies. In the wrong hands, it can oppress them. People in power around the world are learning to use artificial intelligence, algorithms, social media and surveillance systems to their advantage, and it’s resulting in injustice and inequality. The far-reaching implications of these tools is one of the most pressing stories in the world right now — and will continue to be for a long time.
Oligarchs: The New Gods & the Case of Bill Gates
Gates’ Foundation hoped to bridge the gap between what farming looks like in America and Africa. A recent investigation reveals why that model is failing
Series
Complicating Colonialism
When we talk about migration, about identity, about inequality, about race, about social hierarchy, about language politics, about ethnic strife, about Big Tech, or about the climate crisis, we're also talking about colonialism. We're talking about the exercise of power and control. And we're talking about the relationship between colonizer and colonized, between those who attempt to subjugate and those who resist subjugation. This series, produced in collaboration with Stranger’s Guide magazine, explores how unfinished conversations of the past play out in our daily lives and shape our collective future.
Series
Battling History
Around the world, competing visions of history are clashing. Opposing camps fight these battles on the basis of fundamental issues of identity — who gets to belong and who gets cast aside. The events in question might be rooted in the past, but when it comes to how they are interpreted, it's really the future that is at stake.
SPECIAL PROJECT
Generation Gulag: how Russia rewrites its Soviet history
Today the Russian government is rewriting some of the darkest chapters of its Soviet past. The eyewitnesses of Soviet authoritarianism have a different story for us and a message for our era.
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