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Crowdfunding is Nigeria’s Newest ‘Health Insurance’ Scheme
Fueled by social media, crowdfunding is now the unofficial health insurance scheme for Nigerians.

Tijani Abdulkabeer
11 hours ago4 min read


No Bull: Nepal’s Biogas Revolution Reaches a Turning Point
As people migrate to urban areas in search of a better lifestyle, cattle-rearing, prevalent in rural Nepal, is declining. As a result, three decades in, biogas’s impact on the country remains up in the air.

Manish Koirala
Jun 96 min read


الحرب في السودان تُهدد الآن تقاليد الطهي في البلاد
رغم أن الخبز(محليا يسمى "العيش") تقليديا هو المصدر الرئيسي للكربوهيدرات في السودان، إلا أن البطاطا الحلوة (تسمى محليا بالبامبي) أصبحت بديلا غير مرغوب فيه بسبب الحرب الأهلية السودانية التي تهدد سلة خبز الأمة.

The Xylom
Jun 48 min read


“You Need To Air Out Your Dirty Laundry”: An Anatomy of a TCEQ Public Hearing
A rainbow coalition of Texas Coastal Bend residents tried every tool in the regulatory process to stop the crude oil export industry. Did they ever have agency?

Alex Ip
May 3014 min read


“I Was Having a Good Time”: How Did a Small Town in South Texas Get Hit With Two Oil Spills?
A playing field tilted towards regional officials, Texas Republicans, and foreign energy companies turned sleepy Ingleside on the Bay, Texas, into the Crude Oil Export Terminal of the United States, and did local residents in.

Alex Ip
May 2713 min read


“Our Slice of Heaven That You’re Willing To Turn Into Hell for a Profit.”
Three export terminals that captured half of the U.S. crude oil export industry have formed around Ingleside on the Bay, turning the Texas Coastal Bend town into an unlikely fenceline community.

Alex Ip
May 2413 min read


Perspective: Learning Math From an Ancient African Board Game
Owari is an ancient African game designed to teach the mathematical concept of fractals, a game that is enjoyed by children and adults in its modern form to this day.

Likam Kyanzaire
May 225 min read


EXPLAINER: What’s at Stake in the Georgia Public Service Commission’s Upcoming Primary Elections
The primary elections for PSC Districts 2 and 3 are set for June 17. While a commissioner must live in the geographic district they represent, all five are elected by voters statewide. These five commissioners, in large part, determine how the state tackles the threats posed by climate change.

Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon, Atlanta Civic Circle
May 164 min read


Six Decades Later, Zambians Ask, “Were Chinese Mining Infrastructure Investments Worth It?”
My parents are from Taiwan, but I was born and raised in the U.S. and am an American passport holder. Not that it mattered. In these situations, there is nothing one can do to reshape rooted perceptions.

Kang-Chun Cheng
Apr 3011 min read
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