
Social movements constrained Trump in his first term – more than people realize
Donald Trumps first term as president saw some of the largest mass protests seen in the U.S. in over 50 years, from the 2017 Womens March to the 2020 protests after George Floyds murder. Things feel different this time...

A brief history of Medicaid and America’s long struggle to establish a health care safety net
The Medicaid system has emerged as an early target of the Trump administrations campaign to slash federal spending. A joint federal and state program, Medicaid provides health insurance coverage for more than 72 million...

Victoria Lomasko, a graphic artist and muralist, has spent her career documenting how authoritarianism took hold in Vladimir Putins Russia. What she has illustrated as well as the personal journey she has taken affords a...

Surf therapy for children with disabilities: how it’s changing lives in South Africa
Children with disabilities face significant challenges in South Africa. Firstly there are delayed diagnoses which can lead to complications. The high cost of healthcare and little financial support for their families can...

Poultry is one of the cheapest protein sources for the growing population of the east and southern Africa region. That makes soybeans critical to food security in the region, as they are an important input in chicken feed....

Ethiopia’s war may have ended, but the Tigray crisis hasn’t
For over 20 years, Ethiopia was led by the Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front, a coalition of four ethnic-based political parties representing Tigray, Amhara, Oromo, and Southern nations, nationalities and...