Cultural globalization

A hand holds up a cartoon in front of the Capitol dome of the Statue of Liberty hugging a Muslim hijabi girl.

Refugees stuck in limbo over Biden’s inaction to restore admissions program

Refugees

Many refugees have already been vetted and approved for entry, but President Joe Biden has yet to make an official commitment to rebuilding the US refugee program. 

A girl and a woman carry bags and have their back turned to the camera on a city street

Why it’s harder to win asylum, even in New York

Immigration
A strip of closed offices and empty sidewalk with a single woman waiting for offices to open.

Zimbabwe’s internet crackdown shows the ‘economic sabotage’ of shutdowns

Satellites on the roof of a red brick school in Oaxaca state surrounded by green trees.

Mexico wants internet access for all. Getting everyone online could reduce poverty, too.

Technology
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Field Office Director Jorge Field (L), 53, arrests an Iranian immigrant in San Clemente, California.

ICE agents are increasingly playing the roles of both police and judge

Conflict