I’ve always wanted to show how overfishing harms ocean life and fish populations. My photo essay lets you know you can make a difference. The unsustainable killing of fish demands that consumers become more empathetic. (All photos by Madeleine Steele) This story...
Some U.S. firms have cut ties with manufacturers of guns following the mass shooting at a Florida high school. But the impact of the moves is unclear. Guns on display at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Danvers, Massachusetts, 28 February 2018(EPA-EFE/CJ Gunther) The mass...
“I’m so depressed.” “I’m going to shoot myself.” Really? I hear lots of people speak so lightly of mental health disorders. Be careful of what you say. Champion U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Phelps recently revealed...
The island of Corsica has seen rulers come and go. Part of France for 250 years, it retains an uneasy rapport with overlords in Paris. Supporters of Corsica’s nationalist coalition wave Corsican flags during a campaign meeting, Corte, Corsica, 29 November 2017....
Catalonia has long dreamed of independence from outside rulers. Now it’s at loggerheads with its Spanish masters — at an awkward time for Europe. Catalan pro-independence supporters demonstrate in Barcelona, Spain, 11 March 2018 (EPA-EFE/Quique Garcia)...
My parents came to the U.S. from Mexico, and I grew up in the Bronx. They have sacrificed so much for me — a burden I need to learn to live with. Immigrants at a naturalization ceremony in New York, 22 March 2013 (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) I can’t recall a...
I was in Spain for International Women’s Day. It was unbelievable to see so many people fighting for the same things that I fight for in America. (Photos by Peyton Spolansky) I had not expected more than a few dozen people to participate in International...
By Daniela Martinez There’s something satisfying about being made for the sun. I’ve always taken secret satisfaction switching languages in mid-sentence. Or in knowing my parents can cross deserts and in checking off “Hispanic” on applications. My...
By Chae Lin Park An ice hockey player from North Korea and a bobsledder from South Korea joined hands to hold the Unification Flag depicting a reunited Korean peninsula at the opening ceremony of the recent Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The gesture...
Northern Ireland has been peaceful for two decades. But tensions are building again as a power-sharing agreement teeters and Brexit looms. People celebrate in Belfast after the approval of the Good Friday Agreement, 23 May 1998.(AP Photo/Pacemaker, Martin Wright,...