Photography by Tianxiao Xu Presentation and writing by Linus Hoeller North Korea is closed off from the outside world like no other country. It consistently ranks at the very bottom of freedom indices – no free press, no free elections, no freedom of movement, assembly, speech. For three generations, the Kim dynasty has ruled the…
Author: Linus Hoeller
¡Lea este artículo en Español aquí! Europe has become the epicenter for COVID-19, the respiratory disease sweeping the world and completely uprooting established ways of life in early 2020. In full panic mode and racing to contain the outbreak, most countries have imposed harsh restrictions on movement both within their borders and across them. The…
Few factors have as much of an influence on an incoming undergraduates’ decision of which university to attend as higher education rankings. For many prospective students, prestige and reputation play some of the biggest roles in their college decision. Applying to all Ivy League schools, or all “top 10” or “top 20” schools has become…
Almost 50 deaths have been the result of a nationwide outbreak of lung disease which comes as a direct consequence of the use of electronic cigarettes. Vapes – pocket-sized devices that produce nicotine-containing vapor – are aggressively marketed by e-cigarette companies, especially toward teenagers and young adults. There has been a rapid increase in vapes’…
By Linus Hoeller Title Image: Documents taken from www.nytimes.com Over one million Uighurs have been placed in high-security re-education facilities by Chinese authorities, the United Nations estimate. A Muslim minority of around ten million people in western China’s Xinjiang province, the Uighurs are the target of a systematic campaign by the central government to re-shape…
Internet personalities have a lot of influence over public opinion. But it might be easy to miss just how many people a single YouTube channel can reach. This infographic provides a bit of an insight.
650 people were murdered in Chicago alone in the year 2017. At a homicide rate of 24 murders per 100,000 inhabitants, that makes it the US’ 10th most deadly city. Cleveland, Ohio, has nearly 34 homicides over the same number of people, and the people of St. Louis, Missouri, are almost three times as likely…
Several European countries are heading to the polls in the weeks and months to come. With populism on an unprecedented level throughout the continent, these elections are well worth watching. Has Europe reached “peak populism” yet, or will voters cast their ballots in favor of extreme political views in even higher numbers than before? We…
US press freedom is now considered “problematic” according to a key index. Here’s why.
Opinionated essay Children are starving in Yemen. Poverty is skyrocketing in Venezuela. Violence in Afghanistan is showing no sign of stopping. Chances are good that you’ve recently been reminded about these happenings through your Facebook, Reddit, Twitter feeds. Social media is a powerful tool for making stories heard. However, it may be delaying us from…