Politics and Economy


Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Tuesday, 04 May 2010 | Diana Saverin
ImageParticipants in the 2010 UN Commission on the Status of Women conference lament the obstacles to the international women’s movement they are working to bolster.
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Defiance in Dubai
Monday, 01 March 2010 | Shashwat Udit
ImageFor Dubai's immigrant workers, the financial crisis has brought further hardship but also an opportunity to challenge the unfair conditions under which they work.
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Invisible City
Sunday, 28 February 2010 | Charlotte Parker
ImageAn ambitious proposal to expand Venice's port threatens to overwhelm the lagoon's already fragile ecosystem while excluding the city's residents from the process.
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Are We Moving Yet?
Sunday, 28 February 2010 | Adele Rossouw
ImageIn South Africa's commercial capital, destructive strikes and slow negotiations threaten to bring a major public transportation project to a standstill.
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The Lunch Box Men
Sunday, 28 February 2010 | Uzra Khan

ImageAt lunchtime in Mumbai, 20,000 office-goers can sit down and enjoy their own hot, home-cooked food, thanks to the city's band of dedicated, error-free dabbawalas.

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We All Like to Party: Student Politics in Argentina
Thursday, 04 February 2010 | Rasesh Mohan
ImagePolitical activist students in Argentina, operating on the university and national level, confront a bleak political scene head on.
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From Disrupting Below to Disrupting Above
Wednesday, 30 December 2009 | Andres Medina
ImageAs President Daniel Ortega attempts to amend Nicaragua's constitution, he threatens the government's institutional credibility and the ability of the country's poor to make ends meet.
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State-Building 101
Tuesday, 29 December 2009 | Danielle Tomson
ImageYoung civil servants acquire tools to rebuild their country from the Professional Studies Program at the American University of Kosovo.
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Will Digitalization Pay Dividends?
Tuesday, 29 December 2009 | Tonia Sun
ImageAt Uganda's stock exchange, manual transactions are about to give way to an electronic system.
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