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Environment

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Government Wants to Circumvent the Constitution to Allow Mining on Indigenous Lands

The Brazilian minister of mines and energy stated that Brazil would open its indigenous territories to mining interests without the consent of the affected population.

Sue Branford & Maurício Torres

Iraqi soldiers train by foreign contractors in the Besmaya military base in southern Baghdad.

Social Justice

The Demographics of America’s Private Military Contractors

In 2016, one in four American armed personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan was a private contractor–most of whom were older, white men.

Ori Swed & Thomas Crosbie

Social Justice

Is the American Justice System Equipped to Deal With an Ex-ISIS Member?

Hoda Muthana, a 23-year-old American from Alabama who joined ISIS in 2015, wants to come home and face justice—is that possible?

Evanna Hu

Environment

The Mysterious Salamanders Fighting Extinction Under Central Texas

Researchers warn that all of the underground salamanders living in an aquifer system near Austin could disappear in the next century.

Morgan Erickson-Davis

A wave crashes over a home on Lighthouse Road as a massive winter storm begins to bear down on the region on January 4th, 2018, in Scituate, Massachusetts. The "bomb cyclone" was expected to dump heavy snows in New England as the storm system moved up the U.S. east coast.

Environment

What Happens When a Cyclone Becomes a ‘Bomb’?

Americans in the storm's path can expect major travel disruptions, potential power outages, and risks to livestock.

Russ Schumacher

Environment

How Shark Trackers Uncovered Illegal Fishing in the Indian Ocean

The data suggests that the removal of reef fish in the British Indian Ocean Territory has increased since 2013, and that sharks are being deliberately targeted.

Sophie Manson

Social Justice

Another Abortion Fight Looms Over the Texas Legislature

Despite signals that lawmakers wanted to focus on bipartisan issues after a contentious mid-term election, three divisive abortion bills have been proposed.

Marissa Evans

An offshore oil rig is pictured at sunset.

Environment

Are American Oil Platforms Prepared for Underwater Avalanches?

Instead of one damaged wellhead, a mudslide would leave a tangled mess of pipes buried under a giant mass of sediments.

Ian MacDonald

Economics

The Worsening Housing Crisis Plaguing Canada’s First Nations Population

First Nations reserves residents are often forced to live in arduous conditions due to a system that prevents them from owning land or getting a mortgage.

Tracey Lindeman