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Man holding a banner reading “Every Day Is Future” during a protest
When words are not just words
Why the crisis depends on the definition
A woman using a wheelchair working in a brewery alongside her colleagues, reflecting disability inclusion in the workplace
Law, inclusion, and the architecture of accessibility
Accessibility as behavior, design, and governance intelligence
A symbolic artwork of resistance: a bruised woman pulls tape from her mouth as faceless crowds protest behind her, while a soldier looms in the shadows, reflecting oppression and the struggle to speak out
The weaponization of fear and media
How propaganda, disinformation, and cultural conditioning normalize violence and dehumanization in modern society
Friedrich Merz campaign poster vandalized in Rot an der Rot, Germany — 2025
Reinvigorating a neglected foreign policy
Friedrich Merz' election, the prospect of a renewed support for Ukraine
Men reading a newspaper labeled "Fake News," highlighting the impact of misinformation and social media
Fact-checking challenges in the age of misinformation
How journalists can combat rumors and ensure reliable reporting in a fast-paced news landscape
Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Peasant Dance (Nid. De dorpskermis), 1568. Oil on panel, 114 × 164 cm, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
In the beginning is joy and hope
Reflections on struggle, imagination, and the unfinished future
A collection of human skulls. This is part of a museum exhibit in Rwanda about the country's genocide
Sovereignty and the dilemma of intervention
The Westphalian principle and its impact on global conflicts
Employees gathered around a table, working together with visible energy, highlighting the motivation that comes from having a stake in the outcome
Why employee-owned firms beat traditional businesses in 2025
How shared ownership is reshaping performance, loyalty, and growth
Asian woman in traditional Vietnamese attire at Ban Pa Bong Piang rice terraces in Chiang Mai, epitomizing cultural richness
EU's due diligence: threat to global smallholder farmers
Environmental policy's impact on global agriculture and inequality
Indian Artillery conducts a powerful firepower demonstration
The sleepwalkers of South Asia
How India’s military exercises blur the line between defense, provocation, and political theater
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in India aboard a Russian government aircraft, welcomed by Indian military personnel
India, Russia, and the politics of a grand welcome
Putin’s visit to New Delhi and what it reveals about India’s balancing act between Moscow and the West
A graffiti that captures the shock, anger, and resistance felt by sectors of Chilean society in the wake of José Antonio Kast’s decisive electoral victory, reflecting a country grappling with a profound political realignment
Chile, the paths of the left
Electoral defeat, internal tensions, and a redefinition of the progressive project
A low-angle photograph captures people carrying a garbage bag full of plastic bottles
The plastisphere: a world choked by plastic
Inside the microplastic emergency the petrochemical industry doesn’t want us to see
A young woman raising her hand in a call for change, representing how youth guide discussions where traditional politics often chooses to remain silent
Youth diplomacy: the silent force shaping global politics
How global youth are using Track II and digital platforms to influence politics
China’s great awakening: an account of economic boom, environmental cost, and a prophecy fulfilled © Illustration by Paola Bilancieri
Did Napoleon predict China’s development?
From sleeping giant to economic titan: the paradox of China’s unstoppable progress
Tamuna Museridze is a Georgian journalist and activist who became widely known after uncovering irregularities in her own birth documents
Tamuna Museridze: the woman who turned pain into purpose
Revealing Georgia’s buried histories through a journey that became a lifeline for thousands
A team collaborating around a futuristic digital interface in a modern office
The courage to innovate
Redefining progress through self-awareness, leadership, and collective purpose
A young African American fashion designer working late in her sewing workspace, a creative professional deep in thought
The price of my worth
A personal reckoning with inequality, silence, and the fight for financial justice
A journalist at a typewriter, staring at the camera as scattered newspapers fly behind him, symbolizing the chaos of the news cycle
Journalism’s struggle with power
Why journalists sometimes find themselves on the wrong side
Person wearing a Guy Fawkes mask and holding a sign that reads “March Against Corruption”
Bulgaria’s endless transition
A raw reflection on protests, corruption, and the endless fight to keep hope alive in Bulgaria
Urban Christmas decorations and a bustling shopping crowd in Moscow, Russia
Is Christmas joy or collective pressure?
Ritual, emotional energy, and the consumerist production of solidarity
A person holding a sign stating homelessness, representing the failure of institutions to ensure safe and dignified housing
The International Zero Evictions Marathon
How a global alliance is resisting forced evictions and defending the right to housing
An elderly man walks along a gray concrete path beside a brown building in Berlin, Germany
How to stop the AfD
Why narratives, and not numbers win elections
If you’re not scared, you’re not paying attention: a warning from the streets as fear, inequality, and authoritarian politics tighten their grip on democracy
Authoritarianism, right-wing conservatism, and fascism
On the dangerous consequences of the new era
A woman holds a placard that reads “I have a voice”
Can Keir Starmer tackle Britain’s free speech problem?
Online safety laws clash with the right to freedom of expression
At the crossroads of uncertainty: entrepreneurship begins not with ideas, but with choosing the right need to serve
The roadmap to open a new business
Four steps to connect with consumers and turn need into opportunity
A wall of flames engulfs the forest—an urgent reminder of why Greece must rethink how it fights wildfires
A Greek summer in flames
Why Greece’s centralized fire response is failing—and how regional empowerment could stop small fires from becoming national disasters
Europe alone in the dark as the United States drifts away
The sad loneliness of Europe
Defense, sovereignty, and leadership in the reconfiguration of the world order
Batticaloa flood 2011 in Sri Lanka showing flooded streets caused by heavy rains during a severe disaster
Sri Lanka’s climate crisis isn’t a planning failure
Why floods keep destroying communities despite a decade of climate policies and adaptation frameworks
Two figures, one center of gravity: intimacy, image, and power converging behind closed glass
A machismo-free Latin American phenomenon
Strong men, boss babes, and power couples
Echoes of unresolved battles: the machinery of war rolling through Asia’s past and present geopolitical fault lines
World War II is not over
Sanae Takaichi's Taiwan gambit, the unfinished business of World War II, and the ascendance of American isolationists
White caution cone placed on a computer keyboard symbolizing warnings about data privacy, ethical risks, and inequality in the digital world
Who really owns our data and why it matters for equality
Uncovering the gender biases, power imbalances, and hidden costs behind the digital economy that shapes our lives
Individuals absorbed in screens and thought, reflecting isolation, information overload, and the quiet erosion of collective thinking
I do not think, therefore I am
Descartes, epistemologies of the South, and the mechanical collapse of doubt
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Events in Economy & Politics

After school, exhibition view. Courtesy of Carnegie Museum of Art
After school
23 Aug 2025 — 11 Jan 2026 at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, United States
Holtgrewe WWII Model Collection. Courtesy of The Museum of Flight
Holtgrewe WWII Model Collection
Permanent event at The Museum of Flight in Seattle, United States
Old Justice. Courtesy of GNM
Old Justice
Permanent event at the GNM in Nuremberg, Germany
Social Justice Gallery, Exhibition view. Courtesy of LBJ Presidential Library
Social Justice Gallery
Permanent event at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, United States
The Coin Cabinet. Courtesy of MNHA
The Coin Cabinet
Permanent event at the MNHA in Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Holtgrewe WWI Model Collection. Courtesy of The Museum of Flight
Holtgrewe WWI Model Collection
Permanent event at The Museum of Flight in Seattle, United States
Republic and Dictatorship. Courtesy of Heeresgeschichtliches Museum
Republic and Dictatorship
Permanent event at the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum in Vienna, Austria
November 22, 1963, Exhibition view. Courtesy of LBJ Presidential Library
November 22, 1963
Permanent event at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, United States
Democracy. Are you in? Exhibition view. Courtesy of the Museum of Australian Democracy
Democracy. Are you in?
Permanent event at the Museum of Australian Democracy in Parkes, Australia
Notre raison d’être. Courtesy of Musée de la Banque du Canada
Notre raison d’être
Permanent event at the Musée de la Banque du Canada in Ottawa, Canada
HMCS Huron. Courtesy of The Military Museums
HMCS Huron
Permanent event at The Military Museums in Calgary, Canada
The House of Signatories. Courtesy of Lietuvos nacionalinis muziejus
The House of Signatories
Permanent event at the Lietuvos nacionalinis muziejus in Vilnius, Lithuania
Federal President's Prize. Courtesy of Deutsches Museum
Federal President's Prize
Permanent event at the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany
Blueprint, exhibition view. Courtesy of the Museum of Australian Democracy
Blueprint
Permanent event at the Museum of Australian Democracy in Parkes, Australia
Numismatic Collection. Courtesy of GNM
Numismatic Collection
Permanent event at the GNM in Nuremberg, Germany
Civil Rights, Exhibition view. Courtesy of LBJ Presidential Library
Civil Rights
Permanent event at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, United States
Docklands at War. Courtesy of Museum of London Docklands
Docklands at War
Permanent event at the Museum of London Docklands in London, United Kingdom
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