Journalism that unpacks the global authoritarian toolkit

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Polarization
Who you are and what you believe have been weaponized in new ways in the power struggles of the 21st century. We track what price individuals and societies pay for these identity battles.
The Laboratory for the Day After Tomorrow
ZEG FESTIVAL 2025
At our annual festival, 800 people, including 120 speakers from around the world, gather to experiment with stories, challenge conventions, and build a new kind of community

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Authoritarian Tech
In this current, stories on how technology has captured every aspect of our lives from intimacy to politics.

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Oligarchy
Tracking how the super rich are changing the world for the rest of us.
The Big Idea
The Playbook
History doesn’t repeat, but it sure does rhyme. In this special series, we expose the tactics that powerful leaders use to change societies—tactics that follow surprisingly similar patterns wherever they appear

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Rewriting History
In this current, stories on how those in power shape our future by weaponized the past and manipulating our memories
Our visual narrative has just won the prestigious National Magazine Award for Best Service and Lifestyle Photography. Read more about the award and our collaboration with Stranger’s Guide.
coda story + stranger’s guide collaboration
Our photo story ‘The New Aztecs’ wins National Magazine Award


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Armed Conflict
In this current, we take a deep dive into how digital technology is re-defining armed conflicts
Special project
Generation Gulag: how Russia rewrites its Soviet history
Today the Russian government is rewriting some of the darkest chapters of its Soviet past. The eyewitnesses of Soviet authoritarianism have a different story for us and a message for our era.
BY CODA STAFF