The Daily Brief

Mar 19, 2025 The Daily Brief

Pakistan Forcing Refugees to Afghanistan; Quick Takes: Gaza; Mexico; Bhutan; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

People board a bus to depart for Afghanistan, in Karachi, Pakistan, October 31, 2023.
Mar 18, 2025 The Daily Brief

Xenophobia Rising in Russia; Quick Takes: Thailand/China; Malaysia; Los Angeles, US; Readers’ Recommendations; Three Questions: What’s Happening in Eastern Congo?

Three men in face masks walk in front of a mural of the Russian flag
Mar 17, 2025 The Daily Brief

Rising Seas and Rights; Quick Takes: US/El Salvador; Azerbaijan; Burkina Faso; Readers’ Recommendations; Online Event: Rising Xenophobia in Russia; Readers Reply: Hate in the Streets.

Community leader looks out to the seawall that has recently fallen apart and no longer protects the village of Walande, Malaita Province, Solomon Islands.
Mar 13, 2025 The Daily Brief

Ethically Navigating the Gig Economy; Quick Takes: EU; Mozambique; Thailand; Readers’ Recommendations; Our Weekly Quiz!; Support Our Work!

A delivery driver for Didi Food, getting ready to deliver orders, in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 16, 2024, could be one of many workers to benefit from labor reform for workers for digital labor platforms.
Mar 12, 2025 The Daily Brief

Victory in the Philippines; Quick Takes: DR Congo; South Africa; Myanmar; Readers’ Recommendations; Update on Reader Feedback; Support Our Work!

A plane takes off
Mar 11, 2025 The Daily Brief

Reader Question: What Would You Do?; Quick Takes: Syria; Bulgaria/Saudi Arabia; Thailand; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

Community members march after gathering at a vigil against deportations a day after Trump is sworn in, Los Angeles, California, US, January 21, 2025.
Mar 10, 2025 The Daily Brief

Support Tibetans Countering China’s Repression; Quick Takes: Azerbaijan; Iraq; Europe; Readers’ Recommendations; Podcast: The Real-Life “Vibranium” Wars.

Tibetan monks in exile in India take part in a peace march commemorating the 1959 Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule, near Dharamsala, March 10, 2024.
Mar 6, 2025 The Daily Brief

International Women’s Day; Quick Takes: Gaza/Israel; Tunisia; North Korea; Readers’ Recommendations; Listen: International Women’s Day; Weekly Quiz!

Women's rights are human rights
Mar 5, 2025 The Daily Brief

Unfair Mass Trial of Critics in UAE; Quick Takes: #StopBombingCivilians; Disability Rights; Readers’ Recommendations.

A man in a white gutra