September 24, 2012 /
In These Times
Anna Badkhen
Women in Afghanistan want their children to be safe and fed. They want a government that protects them against sectarian violence. But none of this is in sight, and soon the Americans will be gone.
September 24, 2012 /
Warscapes
Austin Merrill
Some of the Ivorian refugees who crossed into Liberia when fighting flared last year are trickling back--to both destruction and signs of new unity. Austin Merrill meets a convoy crossing the border.
September 24, 2012 /
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Anna Nemtsova
Freezing temperatures, howling winds and isolated location make new Russian campus a hard sell.
September 24, 2012 /
The Washington Post
Jason Motlagh
In a world hungry for cheap shrimp, Burmese migrants are the backbone of a Thai shrimp industry that is the world’s third largest. But low prices often come at their expense.
September 23, 2012 /
The New Yorker
Jenna Krajeski
In Iraq's Domiz Refugee Camp, Syrian refugees are preparing to fight for their country: Kurdistan.
September 21, 2012 /
PBS NewsHour
Stephen Sapienza, Jason Motlagh
The world--and especially the U.S--wants cheap shrimp. For the $1 billion plus shrimping industry in Thailand, satisfying this appetite comes at the expense of workers.
September 20, 2012 /
The Washington Post
Jason Motlagh
Thanks to a bottomless appetite for inexpensive shrimp in the West, Burmese migrants are the backbone of a Thai shrimp industry that is the world’s third largest. But there's a darker side.
September 18, 2012 /
Scientific American
Eve Conant
Chernobyl is a PR headache for Russia's nuclear industry, but a new generation is looking at the bright side of the nuclear disaster.
September 18, 2012 /
Virginia Quarterly Review
Greg Constantine
Because of the abuse they endure in Burma, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled to neighboring Bangladesh.
September 17, 2012 /
The New York Times
Peter DiCampo
The New York Times Lens blog features Peter DiCampo and Austin Merrill's "Everyday Africa" photography—a project that began during a Pulitzer Center-sponsored trip to Ivory Coast.