Stories I'm Following
2020.
This year refuses to let up. Here are the stories that have kept me thinking, researching, and reimagining.
The Marshall Project (Nonprofit journalism about Criminal Justice)
“Superpredator”: The Media Myth that Demonized A Generation of Black Youth
A Life Inside Story detailing how the term impacted and continues to impact a real person’s life and spirit (Derrick Hardaway).
Undark
Book Excerpt: How Living Near Border Walls Affects Mental Health: Communities near border walls face profound issues when it comes to mental health — especially among the young.
Foreign Affairs
Big Tech Can Help Bring war Criminals Justice: “Social Media Companies Need to Preserve Evidence of Abuse”
Ethiopia’s Dangerous Slide Toward Civil War: “Conflict in Africa’s Second Most Populous Nation Bodes Ill for the Continent”
Repairing the World: “The Imperative—and Limits—of a Post-Trump Foreign Policy”
Bon Appetit
.Can Social Media Be a Force for Good in the Food World?
The New York Times
Denver Wants to Fix a Legacy of Environmental Racism: “Historically, trees and city parks in America go to wealthy, white neighborhoods. Now, a program in Colorado’s capital is trying to correct that injustice.”
How the Dream of Hong Kong Democracy Was Dimmed: “A look at key moments in the showdown between pro-democratic forces and the Beijing-backed authorities who have clamped down on Hong Kong’s freedoms.”
Women Converge on Warsaw, Heightening Poland’s Largest Protests in Decades: “Outraged by a court decision to ban nearly all abortions, tens of thousands of women took to the streets of Poland’s capital on Friday, culminating a week of big protests across the country.”
The Guardian
Trump administration alters and downplays human rights abuses in reports: “A report found that the state department assessments were not consistent with the seriousness of situations in other countries.”
Poland delays abortion ban as nationwide protests continue: “Anti-government rallies continue over court’s ruling to restrict access to terminations”
Bloomberg Green
The 41 Things Biden Should Do First on Climate Change: “He’s made some big promises. Now it’s time to deliver.”
The World (a podcast episode)
What Biden’s presidency means for the Iran nuclear deal
Harvard Kennedy School
The work ahead: policy challenges and solutions for the new administration: “From helping a pummeled economy recover to guiding the country out of a public health catastrophe, from reasserting itself on the global stage to addressing deep injustices caused by inequality and racism, the new administration has much to address. Harvard Kennedy School scholars have some policy advice.”
The one problem the next administration needs to fix: “HKS faculty share post-election policy recommendations and solutions for urgent problems facing the U.S. and the world.”
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