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February 14, 2019 | Pacific Standard
Beside a Vast Graveyard, a New City Rises in Haiti
Haiti's earthquake shattered several cities, but it also birthed another.
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January 30, 2019 | Pacific Standard
Searching for Fortune With America's Last Uranium Prospector
America's mid-century uranium boom changed the face of the West. Meet the man at the center of its secret afterlife.
November 26, 2018 | Pacific Standard
Inside the Water Rights Battle Between the Mexican Government and the Mazahua
The State of Mexico is a nexus for a dispute between the government and the women-led activists of one of the country's largest indigenous groups. This story is part of a multimedia project that follows a rural community’s fight for water.
October 12, 2018 | Pacific Standard
Sierra Leone: Women of the Mountain
What happens to a mother of five after she loses her husband in a deadly landslide in Sierra Leone that kills more than a thousand people?
September 13, 2018 | Pacific Standard
The Exceptional State
A deep dive into what made California historically stand out from the rest of the United States and then stand up to a sitting president.
September 07, 2018 | Pacific Standard
The New Battle for London's Air
London already waged one battle for its air nearly six decades ago. The war, however, isn't yet over. A rise in pollution threatens the city and its most vulnerable residents yet again.
August 13, 2018 | Mongabay, Pacific Standard, Asian Correspondent, The Interfaith Observer
Ecology Monks in Thailand Seek to End Environmental Suffering
Buddhist ecology monks in Thailand have chosen to take an active approach to ending environmental suffering. In the face of deforestation and rapid development, their work is making an impact.
August 08, 2018 | Pacific Standard
The Disappearing Pastures of the Maasai
In northern Tanzania, the Maasai people are seeing their ancestral lands claimed by the government, developers, and ruby-miners—all amid a serious drought.
August 07, 2018 | Pacific Standard
Greenland's Vanishing Villages
The Danish government's push for modernization left many small Greenland hunting communities reeling, and now their women may never return.
August 07, 2018 | Pacific Standard
A Forgotten People: Talysh Women in Azerbaijan
Without the Azerbaijani government's structural support and full recognizion, the Talysh people fight to preserve their language and culture.
August 07, 2018 | Pacific Standard
A Retreat From Massacre
The T'boli-Dulangan Manobo, an indigenous group in the Philippines, lived peacefully in the village of Sitio Datalbonglangon—until the country's armed forces showed up.
August 07, 2018 | Pacific Standard
Displacement in Sarawak
The Malaysian government has routinely put private-sector interests and infrastructure projects ahead of the livelihoods of indigenous people.