Archaeology’s Role in Finding Missing Indigenous Children in Canada
Evidence of unmarked children’s graves on the sites of former Indian Residential Schools has triggered a long-overdue national awakening. Will it be enough to spur lasting action?
Human Rights
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Kenyan Mothers Take on Police Violence
In Nairobi, members of the Mothers of Victims and Survivors Network, who have lost family members to police violence, are turning their grief into determined activism.
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Facing COVID-19 as an Undocumented Essential Worker
The pandemic has made visible the vulnerabilities that many undocumented immigrants in the U.S. face on a daily basis.
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Searching for the Sources of Water Scarcity
An anthropologist’s extensive study of water scarcity in Mumbai reveals how such crises are often driven less by nature’s limits and more by human choices.
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Inside Kashmir—A Heroic Fight for Justice
Razia Sultan has faced persecution, imprisonment, and torture in Kashmir since she was 16 years old. Her courageous story highlights how India’s military occupation of Kashmir has impacted the region’s women and shaped their struggles for survival and dignity.
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For Rio’s Poorest Citizens, Police and Gang Violence Reign
In Rio de Janeiro’s impoverished neighborhoods, residents are caught between police oppression and drug-gang control. Activists are searching for a way through the morass.