Pacific Standard and New America

Long before assuming office, President Donald Trump established himself as a climate change denier, one firmly opposed to most legislation aimed at environmental protection. In his first year in office, he's shown himself to be determined, yet somewhat ineffectual, at rolling back environmental protections put in place by former administrations.

Ms. Magazine

While one might not think of feminist activism as sitting in a library, slogging through innumerable manuscripts, Kukil has proven her commitment to the promotion of women’s voices in dedicating her career to making their stories visible and accessible. 

New America

Last Thursday, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, who’d recently returned from a trip to Africa, asserted that expanding fossil fuel production is key to preventing sexual violence against women on the continent. 

New America

Transparency in the United States’ extractive sector has taken yet another step backward under the Trump administration. On Nov. 2, the United States announced its intention to leave the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, or EITI. 

Ms. Magazine

With history’s emphasis on the pursuits of Mongolian men, the position of women in modern day Mongolian society may seem surprising. Compared to other countries at its level of development, women’s rights are fairly advanced.

Pacific Standard and New America

Right within arm's reach of Vladimir Putin and his authoritarian rule over Russia is another, perhaps unfamiliar dictator: Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, a long-contested federal republic of the Russian Federation. Kadyrov has been accused of human rights abuses and war crimes—and, most recently, he's turned his corrosive gaze to the LGBTQ community.

American Center for Mongolian Studies

Following a brutally cold winter, the first March day that the temperature broke freezing, Mongolians rejoiced by spending the day outdoors. Young mothers lounged outside at the local ski resort, breastfeeding bundled babies while their older children played on the slopes.

The Diplomat

In 1990, Mongolia’s peaceful, democratic revolution ushered unprecedented press freedom into the small country. In the intervening 26 years, the media has expanded rapidly, currently boasting nearly 500 media outlets for a population of three million.