A standoff in Washington involving high school students, a Native American and Hebrew Israelites offers many lessons — not all of them gloomy. Student Nick Sandmann (L) and Native American Nathan Phillips on the U.S. National Mall (photo taken from YouTube) An...
The plight of these “Lost Boys” didn’t stop after they escaped danger. They’re U.S. citizens today but wrestle with what it means to succeed in America. Sudanese refugee Kuol Deng laughs as he explains how he watches Western movies with his...
By Daisy Lawrence Faced with one of the most severe droughts in its history, Californians have had to grapple with the effects of water shortage in nearly every area of life. The students and faculty of Thacher School in Ojai, California are no strangers to this...
Donald Trump has thumbed his nose at norms governing U.S. behavior towards the world. He inhabits a Hobbesian space of all-against-all. A section of a fence along the U.S. border with Mexico, Mission, Texas, 15 Sept 2015 (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) For 24 months, Donald...
This photo report complements two stories by students at Friends Seminary school on New York City’s fight against climate change. By Rocco Danese For this photo series, I decided to focus on a variety of buildings in New York City. New York is so diverse, with...
(All photos by Jose Carpio) By Jose Carpio The Ojai Valley in the U.S. state of California is suffering from climate change. Air temperatures have been unusually high, and there’s been below-average rainfall. The effects can be seen in dried-out creeks and the...
One of the most exposed port cities in the world, New York is still recovering from a 2012 hurricane and taking steps to prepare for big, future storms. Vegetation planted along the Hudson River in Manhattan (Photo by Madeline Lerner) This is part of a series of...
Should Europe build its own army? Or spend more to support the transatlantic alliance? A rift has opened up between Europe and the United States. A soldier takes part in a NATO exercise in Poland, 10 November 2018 (EPA-EFE/Tytus Zmijewski) A call by French President...
Two survivors of a mass shooting at a U.S. high school in Parkland, Florida urge youth to work for change, saying journalism can make a difference. Throughout the last century, American journalist and activist Marjory Stoneman Douglas fought for conservation, civil...
By Daisy Lawrence What’s the size of two shoe boxes and costs $60 million? California’s newest effort to combat climate change. The U.S. state is teaming up with scientists and investors to build and launch a satellite that will pinpoint sources of...