Though world events may seem depressing in 2017, we are in the midst of a new age that will usher in global peace and cooperation.
In a Genocide, Who Are the Morally Upright?A Georgia State anthropologist explores what motivated rescuers during the Rwandan genocide—and what their stories reveal about courage and selflessness in the midst of total destruction.
How Rumors Tap and Fuel Anxieties in the Internet AgeViral fake-news stories like Pizzagate are having a surprisingly significant influence, and they are only going to proliferate.
Black Lives Matter and Reflections From a Civil WarThe everyday discrimination against black people in the United States bears frightening similarities to the suppression of Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Do Mobile Phones Set Citizens Free?Mobile phones and social media can help create a better society. They can also be used to surveil, deceive, threaten, and incite violence.
The Problem With HeritageFrom Palmyra in Syria to Timbuktu in Mali, a wave of destruction has erased monuments to humanity’s past. Does their loss really matter?
For Rio’s Poorest Citizens, Police and Gang Violence ReignIn 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.
Understanding Mass KillingsA disproportionate number of mass killings in the U.S. have been committed by military veterans. We should be asking ourselves why.
Rubber Barons’ Abuses Live On in Memory and MythIndigenous South Americans who lived during the rubber era weave fact and myth to pass down their collective memories as both witnesses and survivors.
Climate WarsOn Fiji’s islands, shifting sea levels have left a tangled legacy of conflict and survival. We should take note.
