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September 06, 2009 | GlobalPost
Latvia a model of economic malaise
More than 400 protesters blocked two bridges last week to oppose the closing of the only hospital in Bauska, a rural city (population 50,000) about an hour away from the capital Riga.
"Bauska's hospital has been here since the 19th century. It lived through both wars, all regime changes ... I don't understand, why we have to close it," Bauska's City Council chairman, Valdis Veips, was quoted as saying by the Latvian newspaper Diena.
June 28, 2009 | Pulitzer Center
Latvia: Picking Up the Pieces After an Economic Meltdown -Part 1
Until recently, Latvia has not seen any anti-government protests and riots since the end of the Soviet Union in 1991. After entering the E.U. in 2004, Latvia posted Europe's highest growth figures, fueled by access to cheap credit and domestic consumption enabled by a spike in private debt.
June 08, 2009 | Pulitzer Center
Latvia Moves Leftward in Recent Elections
Kristina Rizga, for the Pulitzer Center (Photos by Akim Aginsky)
June 03, 2009 | Pulitzer Center
Shelters for the Elders
Kristina Rizga, for the Pulitzer Center (Photos by Akim Aginsky)
May 23, 2009 | Pulitzer Center
Latvia: Small Farmers Weather the Economic Storm, Large Farmers Hit Hard
Kristina Rizga, for the Pulitzer Center (Images by Akim Aginsky, for the Pulitzer Center)
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May 18, 2009 | Pulitzer Center
Latvia: Sobering Lessons in Unregulated Lending
Kristina Rizga, for the Pulitzer Center
Images by Akim Aginsky
On the Front Lines of Russian Infowar
The three Baltic republics—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—have been confronting the threat of Russian information warfare for years. What can the United States learn from their experience?
Latvia: Coping with Economic Collapse
For more than a decade the ex-Soviet republic of Latvia was a poster child of seamless transition to a prosperous post-Communist world. It entered the European Union in 2004 and for several years thereafter posted one of Europe's highest growth rates, fueled by access to cheap credit and domestic...
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This week: the lives of refugees throughout Europe and beyond, the humanitarian crisis caused by Boko Haram, Russian hacking in Eastern Europe, and the ICIJ wins the Pulitzer Prize.
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Jewell: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented from The Pulitzer Center.
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Funston: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
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March 23, 2016 | Middle School, High School
Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's 'Guernica'
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
October 12, 2015 | All Grades
Museum of Current Crises
This lesson plan outlines a project that allows students the opportunity to connect with a contemporary crisis somewhere in the world.