We have this arrogance that only Western journalists have the monopoly of truth, and they are the only ones who can look at a situation objectively. That’s really arrogant on our part, and we’ve been doing that for decades, descending on countries that don’t speak our language and believing that we’re better than local journalists. We’re obviously not.
It feels good to pretend to solve them with architecture, but it’s probably not the right tool. I think we’re not teaching the cultural aspect of architecture enough, how it produces community and identity—even beauty—through a more aesthetically driven agenda.
Nick Jacobson YC ‘23 was the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania’s 85th State House District in this year’s general election. While at Yale, Nick was one of The Politic’s Managing Editors. He lives outside of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Nick spoke to The…
Roba El Husseini has spent the past decade with Agence France Presse (AFP) reporting from some of the world’s most challenging conflict zones, covering crises in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and beyond. Her reporting relays powerful stories of military operations, human…
Anna Biryukova is Head of Public Opinion Research at the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF), Russia’s most significant opposition organization, founded by Alexey Navalny in 2011. Anna joined the team of the Russian opposition leader in 2013 during Navalny’s election campaign for…
Over two decades ago, Babra Ontible Bhebe was working in Binga, a remote area in the northeastern region of Zimbabwe. As a temporary teacher, she taught many students from the most impoverished villages in her country. Often, students made the…
Can you tell me a little bit about your background? Where are you from? What is your major? What are your primary activities outside of class? I’m an E&EB major. I think STEM representation in the YCC is really a…
Can you tell us a little bit about your backgrounds? Where are you from? What are your majors? What are your primary activities outside of class? Mimi: My name is Mimi Papathanasopoulos and I use she/her pronouns. I’m a sophomore…
