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.
Access to Panama becomes tougher for all Cubans as the country is increasingly used as a channel through Latin America for immigrants.
The illegal charcoal business is driving deforestation—but also providing a source of income to thousands of Malawians in poverty.
France's fact-based approach is often standard procedure in public health awareness campaigns, but on contentious or political topics, it can backfire.
After a half-century of conflict, Colombia is regaining control of biologically rich areas that had been havens for rebel groups. Now, scientists are racing to create plans for conservation.
Marvin Kalb discusses his latest book, "The Year I Was Peter the Great: 1956 ― Khrushchev, Stalin’s Ghost, and a Young American in Russia."
Trump’s 2018 budget, if adopted, threatens to kill already precarious Northwest salmon fisheries — crippling the local economies of US and Canadian communities and tribal nations.
Genetic engineering plan raises fears of 'Jurassic Park' invasion.
Desertification, overpopulation and climate change continue to have an impact on the health of the Nile as it passes through Sudan.
Venezuela: There is richness, there is poverty, but overall there is a need for change.
As U.S. awaits Trump’s decision on the Iran nuclear deal, how do Iranians feel about it?
The U.N. and independent watchdog groups worry the obscure conflict could flare into all-out war and even genocide.
Given the growing inflation of Venezuela’s decaying democracy, a survey of people from different socioeconomic classes shows how difficult it is for them to find and afford the basics.
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