Journalism that unpacks the global authoritarian toolkit
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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
How the West lost the war it thought it had won
On the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has reason to celebrate. He has scripted a new ending to the Cold War by exploiting the gap between Western democratic ideals and their practice
Donald Trump’s imperial dreams
Why the demand for minerals shows that the Ukraine war is about colonizers competing for resources
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Authoritarian Tech
In this current, stories on how technology has captured every aspect of our lives from intimacy to politics.
The capture of journalism and the illusion of objectivity
Faced with hostility, hollowed out by Big Tech, journalists must ask themselves a question: ‘ What do we stand for?’
The Vatican challenges AI’s god complex
Like his predecessor, Pope Leo XIV is a wise, cautionary voice against the embrace of tech at the expense of human beings
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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Oligarchy
Tracking how the super rich are changing the world for the rest of us.
coda story + stranger’s guide collaboration
Our photo story ‘The New Aztecs’ wins National Magazine Award
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.
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Armed Conflict
In this current, we take a deep dive into how digital technology is re-defining armed conflicts
The Empire Game 2.0: Through Moscow’s Eyes
With the US operation in Iran triggering fresh arms races, Russia’s turn from multipolarity to imperial nostalgia highlights a global order in turmoil—and Moscow’s battle to remain at the center of it
Sudan’s forgotten war
While Donald Trump lectures South Africa about ‘genocide’ and brokers peace in the DRC in exchange for minerals, he remains silent about the humanitarian catastrophe in Khartoum
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.
Shattering the Overton Window
Donald Trump’s superpower is making the once unthinkable and unsayable seem inevitable
The end of consensus
In Europe, members of the Trump administration sent out a clear message: America’s going solo
When autocrats buy zebras
It’s not just a whim, it’s not just eccentricity. It’s a show of power and control