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Newsletters. Coda’s journalism focuses on the “why and how,” not the “when” and “what.”. From the abuse of technologies to the maelstrom of disinformation, our newsletters are designed to help you uncover the complex ways that today’s pressing issues are interconnected, so you can make sense of the world. Send out includes ...
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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.
Banned, burned and critically acclaimed: Global reactions to a ...
Apr 15, 2022 · The Pulitzer Prize-winning book brings readers into the lives of Vladek Spiegelman, a Polish Holocaust survivor, and his rebellious cartoonist son, Art. The novel unspools two parallel journeys: Art’s attempts to document, understand and ultimately write a graphic novel about his father’s experiences in the Holocaust, and Vladek’s ...
Medieval history powers a crisis of identity in Lithuania and Belarus ...
Jul 26, 2022 · For Lithuanians, their country’s medieval history has been a source of pride, pageantry and identity. The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic, multilingual state that sprawled across swathes of the Baltics and eastern Europe, including modern-day Lithuania, Belarus, and parts of Poland, Latvia, Ukraine, Moldova, and Russia.
‘I don’t see any future in Sicily’: How migrants have become …
Dec 2, 2020 · On August 24 a cruise liner docked in the Sicilian port of Trapani. It was not, however, one of the many ordinary vessels that typically call during the summer tourist season. Rather, it was what is known as a quarantine ship, carrying 603 migrants who had been transferred from the nearby island of Lampedusa.
On the US-Mexico border, a corridor of surveillance becomes …
Jul 14, 2021 · An integrated fixed tower (IFT) in Arivaca, Arizona, one of 48 IFTs across the southwest border. Photo by Kitra Cahana. While there is little research on the intersection between border surveillance and migrant deaths, a 2019 peer-reviewed study by researchers from the University of Arizona and Earlham College found that the surveillance matrix along southern Arizona’s border — including ...
Georgia at the crossroads: Why the country's mass protests matter …
May 22, 2024 · Georgia has become a new front line in the global battle against rising authoritarianism. With thousands on the street protesting a new “foreign agent” law inspired by the Kremlin’s own legislation, the country’s centuries-long struggle for freedom faces a turning point.
Oligarchs: The New Gods & the Case of Bill Gates - Coda Story
Oct 11, 2024 · 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. A fascinating new report from Oxfam draws a compelling link between oligarchy, poverty, and the world’s inability to fight climate change.
Global Crises, Local Consequences: How Silicon Valley Shapes Our …
Oct 9, 2024 · The roots of each of these crises are buried deep in the history of individual places, but so much of the journalism we do at Coda brings us back to Silicon Valley. The valley is the modern day equivalent of the heart of the Roman empire; a place of extreme abundance, fantastic innovation and terrifying detachment from the rest of the world.
In Istanbul, the last Uyghur bookshops struggle to survive
29 March 2023. feature. Located a few feet below street level in the busy Sefakoy district of Istanbul, the Kutadgu Bilik bookshop is a trove of Uyghur culture. If you visit late on a weekday afternoon, you’ll find children whizzing down the aisles, occasionally stopping to flick through the glossy Uyghur-language books that line the walls.