From democracies to authoritarian regimes, government policies can have life and death stakes for citizens. Pulitzer Center stories tagged with “Politics” feature reporting on elections, political corruption, systems of government and political conflict. Use the Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder to find and create lesson plans on politics.
Here's a look inside the "Afro-Latinx Revolution."
"This needs to be a science-driven response," said Luciana Borio, who is on President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team.
"The Political Arc of Deforestation" tracks the political fingerprints behind the destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
For Hong Kong activists now in exile, a year of dissent and despair has left emotional wounds they may carry for years.
When it comes to politics, Utah has long claimed things are different here.
In the face of the new Cold War between the U.S. and China, “non-aligned” ASEAN is an outsider.
Still the youngest leader on the continent at age 44, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has shown a penchant for shaking up the status quo.
How a country’s wishful thinking was shattered by a brutal national defeat.
China, which has been expanding its presence in the Western Hemisphere, is likely to beat the United States in its own backyard with vaccine diplomacy as Washington looks “at taking care of the U.S. first.”
Ethnic Armenian forces handed over two regions to Azerbaijani control as part of a Russia-brokered armistice that ended the six-week war over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
A government agency authorizes 58 mining requirements on indigenous lands in the Amazon, an act prohibited by the Constitution. The scenario is a real threat to regions that should be protected.
Excluding pregnant women from clinical research is intended to protect them, and the developing fetus, from the potential harms of novel drugs. But at what cost?
An increasing amount of information about the U.S. troop and weapon withdrawal from Afghanistan is being classified. With little clarity on exact numbers, asking questions is more important than ever.
What stays behind after Hong Kong's year-long democracy movement?
Armenia and Azerbaijan are at war, and the consequences—humanitarian above all, but also political and international—are going to be profound.
Amid Puerto Rico's political crisis, Black communities fight for justice against racism, systemic discrimination, police oppression, and economic disparities.
An investigation of the spurious relations between local politics and environmental degradation in the Amazon rainforest.
Who was left behind in the recent Ramos vs. State of Louisiana Supreme Court decision?
As much of the world is paralyzed by the coronavirus, an active war has broken out with few people watching and fewer actors to reign it in.
Is the “last dictatorship in Europe" finally ready for reform, or is the stage being set for a Russian takeover? Simon Ostrovsky reports on the Belarusian election and the subsequent protests.
COVID-19 + the Trump Administration + an already broken asylum system = a total disaster.
The 1857 Project tells the story of race in St. Louis, Missouri, and Illinois. The 1857 Dred Scott decision denying blacks humanity and the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates were the prelude to Civil War.
African scientists, researchers, and data journalists come together to focus on the big picture of coronavirus in Africa, identifying the most vulnerable communities and analyzing the healthcare system.
What will the impact of the Iran's 2020 elections look like, as tensions build between Iran and the U.S.? Journalist Reese Erlich reports.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo experienced the second largest Ebola outbreak in history. Journalist Amy Maxmen and photographer John Wessels report on challenges in the response.
Natasha S. Alford tells the story of her reporting project on Afro-LatinX identity and social issues in Puerto Rico.
Photographer Sim Chi Yin speaks on the thinking and impulse behind making the latest chapter of her ongoing project "Shifting Sands," a visual investigation of the global depletion of construction sand.
In Juarez, a cobbled-together community of migrants is trapped by U.S. policies in an immigration purgatory. Associated Press reporters Tim Sullivan and Cedar Attanasio spent a week in their world.
Meet journalist Louie Palu, reporting on the militarization of the Arctic.
From sheltering the vulnerable to registering women to vote, women across Pakistan are pushing up again patriarchal customs and fighting for their rights despite the immense dangers they face.
Simon Ostrovsky gets one of the few interviews given to the foreign media by actor and comedian Volodymyr Zelensky, the winner of the Ukrainian presidency.
Journalist Nadja Drost discusses her reporting with filmmaker Bruno Federico on Venezuela's battle for power between President Nicolás Maduro and Juan Guaidó.
Ben Mauk on his cover feature "Mountain of Tongues" and his travels through the "Lost Nation" in the Russian Caucasus—discussing the long-awaited coming home of the Circassians.
Meet Matt Kennard and Ismail Einashe, who explored foreign military and economic power conflicts in the Horn of Africa.
Environmental journalist Sam Eaton discusses his deep dive reporting trip along Brazil’s violent “arc of deforestation” to explore the crucial question: Can we save the Amazon, so it can help save us?
Journalist Paul Salopek is on a journey to re-trace ancient patterns of human migration.
The 2021 legislative session will prioritize reform after a Bangor Daily News series exposed police misconduct and a lack of accountability statewide.
Journalist Brittany Gibson leads a webinar for students on voter suppression and disenfranchisement in U.S. elections, and how people are fighting against it.
The award-winning article documented the World Health Organization’s response to the Ebola outbreak in a volatile region of the Congo.
The legendary anchor received a Lifetime Achievement Award, and spoke with journalist Jon Sawyer, executive director of the Pulitzer Center.
What is the relationship between activism and art? Should journalists be involved in advocacy? Activists, journalists, and artists discuss how narrative can shape the path to justice.
The initiative from The New York Times Magazine explores how slavery defines America’s past and present.
Brett Forrest, 2020 Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow from Columbia University, helps produce The Heist—the Center for Public Integrity's first podcast.
Grantees David Abel and Andy Laub were honored for their film documenting the fight to save the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.
Journalist considers her "Battle to the Ballot Box" project, the inspiration behind her reporting, and her future stories.
Journalist Brittany Gibson, attorney Tori Wenger, and Dr. Brenda C. Williams discuss the impacts of systemic voter suppression.
Grantees David Abel and Andy Laub's film documenting the North Atlantic right whale's fight against extinction was nominated for the Best Non-Broadcast Film category.
Students reflect on stories they have seen about migration, and then analyze text and photography from eight short articles about women from different parts of the world who were forced to migrate.
This viewing guide for the documentary "America’s Medical Supply Crisis” leads students in discussion, reflection, and projects that increase public awareness about the PPE shortage in the U.S.
This resource includes quotes, key terms/names/historical events, and guiding questions for each of over 30 essays and creative works that compose The 1619 Project.
In this lesson, students explore the concept of triage in Missouri's public defender system, and more broadly across the United States.
At the start of the school year, students might want to discuss global issues that arose over the summer. This lesson is intended to spark discussion on current events and ways to keep up with them.
This lesson plan uses resources about women around the world leading nonviolent movements to fight against violence and injustice.
Students evaluate the status of freedom in Turkey using Freedom House criteria, and consider how freedom may be defined at home and around the world.
A project-based unit that engage students in the production of their own citizen journalism for Andrea Bruce's Our Democracy project.
Engage students in a dialogue about democracy with photojournalist Andrea Bruce and members of a re-entry program in Memphis, Tennessee.
Reading comprehension tools, activities and other resources to bring "Losing Earth," The New York Times Magazine's special issue on climate change, into the classroom and beyond.
A summary of each section of "Losing Earth," a special issue of The New York Times Magazine.
Comprehension and discussion questions for "Losing Earth," a special issue of The New York Times Magazine.
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