Politics

From democracies to authoritarian regimes, government policies can have life and death stakes for citizens. Pulitzer Center stories tagged with “Politics” feature reporting on elections, political corruption, systems of government and political conflict. Use the Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder to find and create lesson plans on politics.

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PART OF: The Political Arc of Deforestation

Candidates Accumulate Public Land and Violence in Rural Brazil (Portuguese)

Multiple Authors

November 12, 2020
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PART OF: The Science of COVID-19

Fact Check: No Evidence Supports Trump’s Claim That COVID-19 Vaccine Result Was Suppressed To Sway Election

Jon Cohen
Grantee

November 12, 2020
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Pulitzer Center Update

Amy Maxmen Wins AAAS Award for Pulitzer Center-Supported Story on Ebola Crisis in North Kivu

The award-winning article documented the World Health Organization’s response to the Ebola outbreak...

Multiple Authors

November 12, 2020
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PART OF: Homelessness and Affordable Housing Through the Lens of Evictions

New York Tenants Are Organizing Against Evictions, as They Did in the Great Depression

November 12, 2020
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PART OF: Armenia and Azerbaijan at War

In Nagorno-Karabakh, the Cycle of Ethnic Cleansing Continues

Joshua Kucera
Grantee

November 12, 2020
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PART OF: Armenia and Azerbaijan at War

Armenian Government Under Attack Following War Defeat

Joshua Kucera
Grantee

November 12, 2020
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PART OF: Armenia and Azerbaijan at War

Armenia Detains Several Opposition Leaders

Joshua Kucera
Grantee

November 11, 2020
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PART OF: The Science of COVID-19

With Inauguration 10 Weeks Away, Biden’s Pandemic Plans Face Agonizing Wait

Multiple Authors

November 10, 2020
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Armenia and Azerbaijan at War

Armenia and Azerbaijan are at war, and the consequences—humanitarian above all, but also political...

Joshua Kucera
Grantee

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PART OF: Armenia and Azerbaijan at War

Armenians Flee Fighting in Karabakh

Joshua Kucera
Grantee

November 5, 2020
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PART OF: A Distant Peace: Voices From Rakhine State, Myanmar

In Myanmar’s Rakhine State, Trust in Armed Group Grows as Election Hopes Fade

Multiple Authors

November 5, 2020
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Afro-Latinx Revolution: Puerto Rico

Amid Puerto Rico's political crisis, Black communities fight for justice against racism, systemic...

Natasha S. Alford
Grantee

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