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The Battle to Shut Down America's Last Beach Sand Mine
Why are activists pouring store-bought sand onto a California beach?
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The Industry of Inequality: Why the World Is Obsessed with Private Security
New Guardian research shows private security workers outnumber public police officers for the majority of the world – in a business that now dwarfs what is spent trying to end global poverty.
Why Putin Needs a Praetorian Guard
Pulitzer Center Senior Adviser Marvin Kalb looks at recent protests in Russia and Vladimir Putin’s broader fears of growing discontent.
What Life is Like in a Canadian Town Known for Its Suicide Epidemic
David Maurice Smith documented the lives of people in the northern Ontario community, some of whom still suffer from the trickle-down impact of residential schools, extinguished only in 1996.
The Suicide Crisis in Attawapiskat in Context: The Legacy of Canada's Residential Schools
People of the Parting Rocks: Gaining cultural context of the Indigenous suicide crisis facing the Cree community of Attawapiskat.
Finding Healing Through a Return to Traditions in Attawapiskat
To heal the deep wounds left by a dark colonial history and a recent suicide crisis, the Canadian First Nations community of Attawapiskat looks to reconnect with the land and their traditions.
Surprising Lives of Those Living Along the U.S.-Mexico Border
Mexicans call it, “The Wall of Shame”. What does the wall look like from Mexico, not just to ordinary Mexicans, but to those whose homes literally touch the wall?
Attawapiskat: Re-examining a Community Through Photos
David Maurice Smith travelled to Attawapiskat to show the community in a cultural context that could help Canadians see beyond crisis and understand more about the lives of its residents.
Food Security Podcast: Karim Chrobog's 'Wasted'
Karim Chrobog talks with fellow grantee Roger Thurow about his project, "Wasted," on the Food Security Podcast.
Initiating the Dialogue: How 'Letters for Black Lives' Sparked Conversations About Asian American Identity
Chinese-American ethnographer Christina Xu began project that would provoke honest, often uncomfortable conversations between young Asian Americans and their elders.
Teaching Artists Provide Access to Arts in New York City
Under the direction of Zawadi Noel, a teaching artist from Urban Arts Partnership, students discuss other artists’ works and make their own art.
A Herd and a Hope: The Fight to Reopen Canada’s Prison Farms
In Ontario, many people hope cows will soon head to prison–not for bad behavior, but because they believe prison is their rightful home.
Up Against the U.S./Mexico Border Wall
Mexicans call it The Wall of Shame. Few people north of the border ever ask, what does the wall look like from Mexico, not just to ordinary Mexicans but those whose homes literally touch the wall?
People of the Parting Rocks
Gaining understanding of the suicide crisis facing the Cree community of Attawapiskat, Ontario through an understanding of the culture, values and perspectives of its residents.
Outbreak: How Humans Are Driving the Rise of Diseases
The closer the contact the greater the risk humans and animals will pass devastating diseases to each other.
Urbanization in the Developing World
This global reporting project on urbanization in the developing world examines how three major countries—China, India, and Mexico—are dealing with a similar challenge in their own unique ways.
Is Nuclear Power the Answer to Climate Change?
Can and should nuclear power play a significant role in combating climate change?
China's Human Snakes Return
Why are people who were smuggled to the U.S. from a rural high school in China three decades ago now going back to China?
The Missing Migrants: Families Search for Answers
For years Central Americans have transited Mexico en route to the United States, many are never heard from again. In a country teeming with the disappeared, Central American mothers search for theirs.
Underwater Mining in the Pacific Ocean
An exploration into the emerging industry of underwater mining leads to more questions than answers. With time running out before this practice begins, are we acting irresponsibly?
Mexico Considers Trump
Donald Trump has targeted Mexico more than any other country, promising to build a wall, deport millions of Mexicans from the U.S., and cancel NAFTA. PBS NewsHour examines how Mexico is responding.
Laboratory Earth
An unintended planet-wide experiment is underway–leading to warming temperatures and an acidifying ocean.
Mexico City: Disparities in Healthcare
Mexico is considered the most advanced of the developing countries. Yet access to medical technology is reserved for those who can pay for private hospital care, excluding many of the most needy.
Greenland in Flux, Past and Present
A journey to the Arctic realm of Greenland to explore its future and mysterious past.
Meet the Journalist: David Maurice Smith
Photojournalist David Maurice Smith travelled to the remote Canadian First Nations community of Attawapiskat, Canada to document the cultural context of a suicide epidemic facing its residents.
Meet the Journalist: James Whitlow Delano
For more than 30 years, James Whitlow Delano has documented the U.S./Mexico border. He now takes a close at the people as he examines financial, political and human rights implications.
Meet the Journalist: Rachel Bronson
This project investigates the important emerging political debate about whether or not nuclear power can reduce the threats posed by climate change.
Meet the Journalist: Daniella Zalcman
Listen to award-winning journalist Daniella Zalcman discuss her latest work on Canada's Indian residential schools titled: "Signs of Your Identity."
Meet the Journalists: Nick Schifrin and Zach Fannin in Mexico
In a project for PBS NewsHour, Nick Schifrin and Zach Fannin report on why President-Elect Donald Trump's promises to build a wall and pull out of free trade agreements could exacerbate the illegal immigration he vows to fight.
Meet the Journalist: Brian Castner
How did you spend your summer vacation? Pulitzer Center grantee Brian Castner paddled 1,125 miles down the Mackenzie River in Arctic Canada to report on climate change.
Meet the Journalist: Paul A. Kramer
As the U.S. government responded to Hurricane Katrina what difference did it make that the nation was at war? In what ways were post-Katrina relief operations experienced as the war “coming home"?
Meet the Journalist: Dominic Bracco
Photojournalist Dominic Bracco II's reporting follows Diego, a former gang member on his personal journey for reconciliation and redemption. In this video Bracco gives a behind-the-scenes look at the history of violence in Juarez.
Meet the Journalist: Tina Rosenberg
Tina Rosenberg discusses how a measured dose of wine can become the first step towards stability for alcoholics at a shelter for the homeless in Ottawa, Canada.
Roger Thurow Discusses New Book on Early Childhood Nutrition
Grantee Roger Thurow discusses his new book, "The First 1,000 Days."
Meet the Journalist: Robin Shulman
Reporter Robin Shulman reports on Canada's enthusiasm to welcome Syrian refugees, as citizens feel empowered to help Syrians in what has become a popular movement.
Meet the Journalist: Roger Thurow
Author Roger Thurow discusses the role of nutrition during the most important time in human development—from pregnancy through a child's second birthday.
Jeffrey Bartholet Joins Pulitzer Center as Senior Editor
The Pulitzer Center adds a second senior editor, Jeffrey Bartholet, in line with the increasing scope of the Center's work.
Female Journalists Featured on @PulitzerCenter Instagram for Gender Lens Conference
For a week, The Pulitzer Center will be featuring photography by female journalists around the world.
This Week: Private Security for the Rich
This week: the global rise of private security services, China's motivation for investing in renewable energy, and photographs from a teenage refugee.
Pulitzer Center Grantees Win 2017 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards
Grantees Ben Taub and Daniella Zalcman were honored with 2017 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards for their reporting.
This Week: Canada's Suicide Crisis
This week: a Canadian town wracked by suicides, the first world's withdrawl from the hunt for Kony, and the obstacles France's Marine Le Pen must overcome to win the presidency.
Hunter College: Global Impact of Refugee Crisis
Grantee journalists present thought-provoking narratives on the refugee crisis, exhibiting a myriad of lessons learned and reflecting on questions that linger after returning from the field.
Pulitzer Center Interns Report on Neglected Slave Cemeteries for Sojourners
Pulitzer Center interns Arthur Jones and Ifath Sayed reported on the preservation of African American cemeteries.
Circus Comes to Winnipeg
Filmmakers and performers from "Circus Without Borders" visited schools in Winnipeg, Manitoba in March, 2017.
NatGeo Your Shot 'Strong Women' Photographs on @PulitzerCenter Instagram This Week
The "Strong Women" assignment asks contributors to share the stories of strong women in their lives.
National Geographic Your Shot 'Strong Women' Finalists Selected
National Geographic photographer, Amy Toensing and Deputy Director of Photography, Whitney Johnson, select the final photographs for Your Shot assignment.
The Kalb Report: The Fight for Freedom of the Press
The role and responsibility of the press under President Trump: CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Washington Post political reporter David Fahrenthold explore the topic with Marvin Kalb.
When a President Goes to "War" With the Press
Marvin Kalb on President Trump: "He hates the press, and yet cannot live without it. It is his oxygen; it is what keeps him alive, emotionally and politically."
