Journalism that unpacks the global authoritarian toolkit
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Authoritarian Tech
In this current, stories on how technology has captured every aspect of our lives from intimacy to politics.
Blocking Pornhub and the death of the World Wide Web
The construction of digital walls, as governments exert more control over access to information, is changing the nature of the once global internet
Musk, Zuck and the business of chaos
Why interfering in European politics and abandoning fact-checks are about the bottom line
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Disinformation
Truth is under attack as our information system splinters. Ever more platforms and voices means ever more noise and alternative facts. This current looks at the winners and the losers in the war for people’s minds.
Trump puts the world on notice
How global leaders responded to the punchy rhetoric of a belligerent new administration
How California’s wildfires are fuel for propaganda
On Chinese and Russian social media, the narrative being spread is one of American failure and social dysfunction
Georgia elections
Stolen Dreams: A Diary From Tbilisi
The story of one Gen Z Georgian taking part in anti-government demonstrations
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Oligarchy
Tracking how the super rich are changing the world for the rest of us.
Donald Trump’s Crypto Blind Spot
How can the U.S. administration be expected to regulate cryptocurrencies effectively when so many of its bigwigs, including the president, have stakes in the industry?
The Age of Broligarchy
The U.S. Election result marks the start of a new era in global politics. We’re calling it Broligarchy
2024 Roundup
How did 2024 reshape our world? From Damascus to Kyiv to Washington, our experts weigh in
Recent tumultuous events have taken us to new territory in the global battle between authoritarians and democrats
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
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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 movement to expel Muslims and create a Hindu holy land
In the mountains of Uttarakhand, a northern Indian state revered by Hindu pilgrims, a campaign to drive out Muslims is underway
Fleeing Florida
Ron DeSantis’ ‘anti-woke’ agenda is driving the families of transgender teens out of the Sunshine state
