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Politics, justice, climate and migration: the forces and structures that shape how we live. 14 stories.

Black-and-white scientific plate of microscopic water organisms: a long spined plankton beside round cells and fine filaments.
Society · 26.08.2026No. 080

Notice the Water You’re Already In

Exploring the relationship between water and attention, considering what our obsession with measurement, productivity, and outcomes has taken from us.

Written by Claudia Neuschulz

Detail of an antique map of Oxfordshire fields and lanes, lettered with place names including Littlemore, Garsington and Sandford.
Society · 11.07.2026No. 065

FLOWING BETWEEN PARALLELS

Multimedia artist Rawz follows a small stream in Oxfordshire that bridges one of England’s sharpest socio-economic divides.

Written by Rawz

False-colour satellite map of flooding in Pakistan around Larkana, with the winding river and flooded areas in red.
Society · 11.07.2026No. 069
Open Call

The Flood is Coming

Exploring how climate change, political inaction and global power are bound together in producing mass displacement and environmental injustice.

Written by Lina Idrees

Illustration of a dense crowd seen from behind, in coats and hats of orange, blue, white and patterned fabric.
Society · 21.08.2024No. 053

Assimilation & Identity

Adjusting to a new home is a priority for immigrants, especially second-generation individuals born in Western countries.

Written by Ashley Zibiza

Night-time architectural render of a low-rise housing complex around a courtyard, lit against a red and purple dusk sky.
Society · 20.11.2022No. 049

John Builds New homes

New Life Homes is made up of twelve New Mexico supportive housing nonprofits.

Written by Lina Idrees

A teacher writes on a whiteboard in a yellow-walled classroom as children sit at wooden desks.
Society · 23.08.2021No. 035

Abandoned in Pakistan

Lina Idrees interviews Tahera Hasan, the founder and director of the NGO Imkaan.

Written by Lina Idrees

A younger person's hand rests on the wrist of an older seated person who holds a small yellow and green ball.
Society · 21.07.2021No. 031

Being dependent is humiliating

Giulia Rubin argues the need for reforming Western healthcare systems.

Written by Giulia Rubin

Close view of a wall of blue solar panels set in a grid.
Society · 08.06.2021No. 027

Energy Democracy Now

Giulia Rubin explores Energy Democracy, a movement working towards centering local agency and collective control in energy distribution.

Written by Giulia Rubin

Glitched digital image of men in dark suits standing in a white room, overlaid with binary digits and yellow and blue bars.
Society · 01.04.2021No. 022

Digital Justice

Alternative Dispute Resolutions are designed to resolve conflicts without the need for a judge's ruling.

Written by Maria Alessandra Panzera

The Indian flag flying from a tall pole against a clear blue sky.
Society · 13.01.2021No. 017

sexual violence in India

Exploring how the Hindu caste based system in India has led to discrimination amongst communities and sexual violence against Dalit women.

Written by Lina Idrees

Protesters in black sit on an airport concourse floor around a yellow banner reading "Welcome to the city of expired tear gas".
Society · 04.01.2021No. 015

Digital Surveillance in Protest

What can Hong Kong teach Paris about digital surveillance in the wake of the violent protests of 2019?

Written by Tiffany Lai

Green mountainside and pine forest in a misty valley, with low cloud drifting over the peaks.
Society · 24.11.2020No. 010

Fighting for Kashmir

Exploring Arundhati Roy’s literary contributions to the region's struggle for freedom.

Written by Lina Idrees

A tall residential tower with trees and plants growing on every balcony, seen from below against a pale sky.
Society · 22.11.2020No. 009

Green Gentrification

Mose Vernetti explores environmentalism-led gentrification.

Written by Mose Vernetti

Golden evening light over rugged brown hills rising from a sea of cloud.
Society · 24.09.2020No. 004

Lebanon & the Spectacle

Matthew Limb explores the reactive approach to Lebanon’s time of crisis.

Written by Matt Limb