I’ve spent the past school year studying overseas. It’s given me a new perspective on my own homeland and on the polarization that divides us. A protest against efforts to repeal the U.S. Affordable Care Act, New York, 24 July 24 2017 (EPA/JUSTIN LANE) I...
I’m a New Yorker studying in France. I now realize a president doesn’t define a country and there are constructive ways to talk about politics. (Courtesy of GetDrawings) Since arriving in France over six months ago, I’ve had the same conversation many times...
Everyone prayed I would be a boy. I was born a baby girl. My photographs show how the genders “girl” and “boy” can coexist as they interact. Two figures standing in two doorways in front of a multicolored cyclorama, one figure bathed in green...
Philippine President Duterte’s war on drugs has killed thousands of citizens extra-judicially. Can the country still be called a democracy? Filipino Dennis David (center) holds a picture of his son, who was a victim of a drug-related killing, as he attends a...
A female face in a sea of mustaches and beards: We went looking to document women’s rights and found a street vendor selling bread in Amman. (All photos were taken in Amman, Jordan on February 14, 2019.) When we chose the topic of women’s rights for our photo...
By Alexandra Gray Students at the African Leadership Academy (ALA) have been named this month’s “Decoders in the Spotlight” for contributing exceptional multimedia content to News-Decoder’s website: articles on Africa’s colonial history and China’s influence on the...
Daisy Lawrence of The Thacher School in California wins this month’s “Decoder in the Spotlight” award for her strong reporting and leadership. Daisy Lawrence, Student Ambassador at The Thacher School By Alexandra Gray Daisy Lawrence has reported on...
Clio Morrison of Friends Seminary in the U.S. wins this month’s “Decoder in the Spotlight” award for her leadership and reporting for News-Decoder. Student Ambassador at Friends Seminary, Clio Morrison No matter where she is, she’s supporting...
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...
Our Student Ambassadors By Savannah Jenkins From Beijing to Bogotá, students are stepping forward to help News-Decoder build a global community of young people eager to tackle big issues that are vexing leaders around the world. Three dozen students from our partner...