The Weight of the World
2021 kicks off the United Nations Decade on Ocean Science. Meanwhile, a local conservation group in Watamu, Kenya races to save endangered sea turtles—by enlisting human allies. Terrain.org December 10, […]
In Kenya, a Transformation in Shades of REDD
Undark July 28, 2017 Communities near the Rukinga Sanctuary once seemed locked on a path of resource decimation. But here, at least, a global conservation plan is working. By Amy […]
How US cities fixed violations to Asian Americans’ voting rights in 2020
The Guardian December 22, 2020 Cities such as Malden, Massachusetts are working to comply with rights laws to accommodate a growing voting bloc GO TO ARTICLE In 2007, Fiona Yu […]
How a Boston suburb corrected voter rights violations against Asian Americans
NBCNews.com Dec. 10, 2020, Amy Yee On Election Day last month, poll worker Bobby Lee helped an Asian American voter at a polling station in Malden, near Boston — the […]
In Rwanda, Learning Whether a ‘Smart Park’ Can Help Both Wildlife and Tourism
Atlas Obscura November 24, 2020 Emmanuel Kalisa helped kill a lion, one of the last in Rwanda’s Akagera National Park, around 2002. Lions often mauled cattle owned by local herders such […]
How to Combat Disinformation Targeting Black Communities
PHOTO BY MASKOT/GETTY IMAGES Since 2016, organizers have identified campaigns sowing falsehoods about the pandemic and the presidential election and have worked to counteract them. Why you can trust us Yes Magazine […]
To Recognize Misinformation, Teach a Generation While It’s Young
New York Times October 23, 2020 There’s no silver bullet to slay misinformation. But students can be taught to know when information is reliable. Ms. Panakam was startled by how […]
Latinos the targets of election disinformation – but activists are fighting back
The Guardian October 22, 2020 As a critical voting bloc in Texas, Florida and Arizona, Latino voters have been bombarded with false claims and misleading information Messages that paint Joe […]
Teaching Senior Citizens to Spot Misinformation
New York Times, August 28, 2020 [My article above in The New York Times was cut for space. It appeared in the At Home section, which has articles with a […]
Why is the Sarajevo Haggadah different from all others?
The Economist April 16, 2020 GO TO THE ARTICLE Why, Jewish children asked at the Passover meal last week, is this night different from all others? The question is stipulated […]
Longform: Searching for Walter
BY AMY YEE March 17, 2020 Massachusetts Review http://massreview.org/sites/default/files/10_61.1Yee.pdf A 61-year-old man from Harbin, China, a retired truck driver who spoke zero English, was solo backpacking in the Balkans. Why? […]
