Tens of thousands of Afghans who helped the U.S. during a 20-year war were recently left behind in Afghanistan, despite promises to keep them safe. Anthropological research sheds light on how paperwork and logistics serve as convenient covers for the U.S. to escape its moral obligations.
Anthropological studies show the potential impact of community care and creative policies in improving health care in Puerto Rico.
A U.S. anthropologist who works in Guatemala argues that opening the Mexico-U.S. border must become a political priority in the fight against climate catastrophe—in part because people in the U.S. have much to learn from those who hold different values, perspectives, and knowledge.
Indigenous peoples who lived in the Aleutian Islands for thousands of years didn’t trash the environment—that doesn’t mean their presence should be dismissed.
More and more archaeologists are working to uncover the voices of groups that were marginalized in the past.
Old ideas about gender are unfairly baked into sporting regulations and guidance. That should change.
