United States

Photography

The Travel Diary: What remains of America's fading utopias?

What you see along the way — In the 1800s, pioneering thinkers travelled across the United States to set up new, utopian communities, to challenge the status quo. Photographer Marta Giaccone travelled to America to find out what was left of them.

Written by: Michael Segalov

Photography

What American activism looks like in 2016

United States in revolt — Pete Voelker’s passion for both photography and activism may have started young, but the ignition of social justice movements across the United States in the last few years pulled him into action. Now this New York based photographer is immortalising some of the most important political movements of the 21st century.

Written by: Marianna Manson

Photography

American Realities: Portraits of life below the poverty line

Unseen America — In 2011, photographer Joakim Eskildsen captured Americans living below the poverty line in five states. His images reveal the harsh and shocking realities of the country’s poorest citizens, but most of all, the illusion of the so-called American dream.

Written by: Tenelle Ottley-Matthew // Jack Richardson

Reportage

The Philadelphia Five: Young lives wasted by the U.S. justice system

Unseen America — On one fateful night in May 1989, a young man was murdered on the streets of Philadelphia. Five young Puerto Ricans were sentenced to life. It's a case that goes to the heart of the United States' youth incarceration crisis. This is their story.

Written by: Jeffrey Anderson

Photography

States of Fear: Americans reveal their deepest anxieties in a divided nation

Phobia USA — When photographer Mike Belleme set out to capture a portrait of America in 2016, he found a nation teetering on a precipice of change and riddled with insecurity. But unlike the hard lines of black-and-white campaigns, fear in the heart is a nuanced spectrum.

Written by: Mike Belleme

Culture

A Difficult Truth: America is entrenched in a race war

From Where I Stand — The shooting of Philando Castille in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge - black men killed at the hands of US police - are the latest chapter in a story of state violence that stretches back to the invention of 'race'. Now, after five police officers were shot and killed during a protest in Dallas, it's time to face a difficult home truth: America is at war.

Written by: Tetsuhiko Endo

Activism

Is Trump manipulating fears to mobilise the masses?

Fear and loathing in the United States — With violence erupting at Trump rallies across the United States, writer Joe Donnelly considers what may be at the root of people's hatred, the fears that Donald Trump is tapping into to create tension, disunity and malcontent.

Written by: Joe Donnelly

Culture

North Carolina has passed the "most anti-LGBT bill" in the U.S.

A bill fuelled by prejudice — After passing discriminatory legislation, the North Carolina Governor, Pat McCrory, finds himself facing an intense backlash from campaigners, businesses and peers alike.

Written by: Jason Nicco-Annan

Activism

How anti-abortion propaganda is shaping a dangerous media narrative

But there might be hope... — The indictment of anti-abortionist activists responsible for a lengthy, ill-founded investigation into Planned Parenthood could mean a corner has been turned. But it will take a lot to completely trample the rampant propaganda machine already in action.

Written by: Adam White

Activism

Minority students' futures are under threat in the United States

Battle for equality on campus — The future of diverse higher education in the United States could be at risk, as a young white woman challenges affirmative action before Congress.

Written by: Adam White

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