Public Health



An Opioid Addiction, and an Australian’s Battle to Survive


Haiti Childhood Cancer Victim Djooly Jeune Is Dead


Is France’s Groundbreaking Food-Waste Law Working?

A third of the world's food goes to waste, but France is attempting to do something about it. Since 2016, large grocery stores in the country have been banned from throwing away unsold food that could be given away.

Disabled Children of Bhopal Gas Tragedy

Reports of congenital disabilities are significantly higher in the northern part of Bhopal, where the 1984 Union Carbide accident occurred, than in the rest of India.

Genetically Modified Orphan Crops in Africa


American Origami

American Origami is a work of images and text that looks at the aftermath of mass shootings in American schools.

Food Insecurity in Northern Canada


Treating Mental Illness in Resource-Poor Countries


The Future of Family Planning in India


Lessons from the Cape Town Water Crisis


Breathtaking: Gasping for Air Across the Globe

Airborne particles—sometimes much smaller than the width of a human hair—are not just contributing to climate change. They are a leading driver of serious illness the world over.

Losing Earth


Cape Town's Water Crisis

After three years of severe drought, Cape Town’s water supply is at the brink of failure. How do leaders and residents respond to an era of unreliable water?

Meet the Journalist: Jon Cohen


Meet the Journalist: Nsikan Akpan


Meet the Journalist: Ricardo Martínez

Grantee Ricardo Martínez spent two weeks at 4,300 meters near Cerro de Pasco, Peru. There, almost 100,000 people have to endure heavy metal pollution every day as it leeches into a 936km2 watershed—and many kids are dying.

Meet the Journalist: John Yang

Pulitzer Center grantees John Yang and Frank Carlson investigate the imprisonment of mentally ill Americans, efforts to seek alternative treatments, and the struggle to provide the poor with public defenders.

Meet the Journalist: Melissa Noel


Meet the Journalist: Mark Johnson



Meet the Journalist: James Whitlow Delano


Meet the Journalist: T.R. Goldman


Meet the Journalist: David Scales


This Week: Family Divided at the Border


This Week: Cracking the Indian Patriarchy


10 Lesson Plans to Celebrate Earth Day


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