The Radical Street Art of Havana’s Youth
Their generation is more connected to the outside world than ever, but their art reflects a struggle to see a future in their own country.
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Issue #59: October 2017
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Field Notes: Patient Care in the Gaza Strip
Gaza City, Gaza Strip: A doctor and nurse stitch a man's finger in Al-Shifa Hospital.
Height Discrimination and Strategies for Social Change
In her new book, lawyer Tanya Osensky argues that constantly monitoring height is a symptom and driver of a pervasive "heightism" that unjustly frames tallness as powerful and shortness as weak.
The History of School Lunches
American school-lunch policy has always been at the mercy of broader ideological trends, from patriotic militarism to corporate neoliberalism.
Letter From Ventimiglia, Italy: The African Refugees Waiting for Rescue on Italy’s Mediterranean Coast
Waiting wasn't a misery the Africans expected on Europe's shore. At least a hundred of the migrants felt so desperate that they tried to swim to France.
Field Notes: A Dust Devil Whirls in Huth, Yemen
Huth, Yemen: In April, children watch a dust devil whip up sand as it travels across the desert landscape near the town of Huth, about 50 miles north of Yemen's capital.
The Cognitive Benefits of Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding may not make bright kids brighter, but it apparently does benefit the kids who could most use a boost.
Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life
Journalist Lauren Markham's new book tells the story of twin teenage brothers who migrate from gang-ridden El Salvador to Oakland, California.
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty, Two Generations at a Time
New anti-poverty programs, focused on helping children and parents both, are succeeding where others have failed.
Field Notes: The Burnt Remains of a Government Building in Benghazi
Benghazi, Libya: On the outskirts of the city, a man stands in a government building that was burned by the opposition in February of 2011, at the beginning of a revolution against the 41-year regime of Muammar Gaddafi.