You are here: Homepage Countries USA Themen All Themes From To filter Cold-water corals can live for thousands of years Photo: Saul Villegas Art | USA The secret life of cold-water coral The Latin American-Californian artist Saul Villegas blends art and science in his unique 3D digital worlds By Morgane Llanque 05/22/2025 Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at their first official meeting in Helsinki Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Press Wire Russia Face to face with Donald Trump Putin is fighting in the Ukraine for the right to an equal dialogue with the West By Oleg Kashin 05/03/2025 It's too early to name our fast-changing era, says journalist and historian Anne Applebaum Photo: Maciej Zienkiewicz New Global Order An era of uncertainty The old order is breaking down: historian Anne Applebaum reflects on the profound changes of our time Interview with Anne Applebaum 05/03/2025 Foto: Erika Goldring/Getty Images Mardi Gras | Louisiana The muses of New Orleans For years, Louisiana’s grand carnival was a men-only domain – until the Krewe of Muses was founded and women took the parade by storm By Morgane Llanque 05/02/2025 Helon Habila at a talk in Abuja Photo: private Literature | Personal history Living words The writer Helon Habila grew up in Nigeria, later moved to the UK and now lives in the USA. In his books he revisits the people, places and politics he has experienced first-hand By Helon Habila 12/19/2024 For Arun Chaudhary, entertainment is the most important means of getting people to engage with politics Photo: Ole Witt for Kulturaustausch Politics | International Politainment for all Arun Chaudhary made a name for himself as Barack Obama's ‘First Cameraman’. Today, he advises political parties in many countries on their digital strategies. A conversation about the fine line between authenticity and spectacle Interview with Arun Chaudhary 11/27/2024 Judge Abby Abinanti is a member of the Yurok, an indigenous community in Northern California, and has worked for Californian state courts for many years Photo: private Indigenous justice | USA “These days, we have very few trials” Judge Abby Abinanti worked for decades in both U.S. state courts and the Yurok Tribal Court. She says many lessons can be learnt from her community’s close-knit approach to justice Interview with Abby Abinanti 09/20/2023 Photo: Iqra Shabaz Fiction | USA “Americans blame poverty on the poor” In his debut novel, Jakob Guanzon explores the reality of the “working poor” in the US. An interview about fathers and sons, money troubles and the dangerous legacy of the American Dream Interview with Jakob Guanzon 06/01/2023 Sean Sherman is a chef and food activist. For many years, he has dedicated himself to rediscovering and reconstructing the cuisine of the Sioux and Lakota First Nations. In Minneapolis, he runs the restaurant “Owamni”, which serves indigenous cuisine only. Photo: Nate Ryan Indigenous culture | USA “My cuisine is decolonised” The restaurant Owamni in Minneapolis is one of the best in the USA. Its owner Sean Sherman is both a chef and an activist. On serving food with explosive political power Interview with Sean Sherman 01/09/2023 Scene of a hike in the Spanish comarca Sierra de Cazorla Photo: Antoine Bruy Dropouts Beyond civilisation In search of people who have had enough of big city life, the French photographer Antoine Bruy has traveled through Europe and North America. The result is the visually stunning photo series “Scrublands,” in which he documents people who opt out of society, depicting their everyday lives By Antoine Bruy 01/09/2023 Two sisters Illustration: Thomas Weyres Letters of loss | Afghanistan A letter to my dead sister Our anonymous author’s sister was a journalist who was murdered on the street by the Taliban. This is her attempt to say farewell 10/01/2022 The folk-punk musician Sunny War Photo: Randl Steinberger Talking point | USA Why do we need a right to abortion? By Sunny War 10/01/2022 The writer and journalist was born in Khartoum, Sudan. She won the Bernard Cohen Short Story Prize and the Miriam Weinberg Richter Award for her texts Foto: Marie Constantinesco Time | Sudan and USA Against white time Linear, efficient and punctual: that's how the Western world ticks. But can't time be understood and used differently, for example as it is in Sudan? By Fatin Abbas 10/01/2022 From the event Being Sensitive at the Stuttgart Literaturhaus, with Naika Foroutan (on the wall screen) and Svenja Flaßpöhler (right), moderated by Jenny Friedrich-Freksa (left) Photo: Literaturhaus Stuttgart Black and white thinking Changing our mindset Who has the right to speak and what can be said? The philosopher Svenja Flaßpöhler and the sociologist Naika Foroutan discuss inclusive language, and the fight for equality. A conversation. Interview with Svenja Flaßpöhler, Naika Foroutan 04/14/2022 Feminist foreign policy: as rare as a gorilla at the negotiating table? Photo: John Lund / Getty Images Books | Feminist foreign policy Who deserves a seat at the negotiating table? The future of foreign policy is feminist, says activist and author Kristina Lunz in her new book. But what is she actually talking about? By Delara Burkhardt 04/14/2022 BL Shirelle at a performance. The musician and current co-director of DJC Records served ten years in prison herself Photo: DJC Records Pop culture | USA “A new prison built every ten days” Songs that break down walls: Poet Fury Young and musician BL Shirelle run a record label for people behind bars. Interview with BL Shirelle, Fury Young 04/14/2022 A protester in the Senate chamber of the U.S. Capitol, which was stormed during a congressional confirmation hearing for the 2020 presidential election, in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 06, 2021 Photo: Getty Images / Win McNamee / Staff Social media | USA Where communication is chaotic How can social media guarantee that their digital spaces are democratic? A proposal By Nicole Curato 04/14/2022 Writer and lecturer Maaza Mengiste Photo: Annette Riedl / dpa / picture alliance Talking point | Fiction With respect How to write about things you haven’t experienced yourself. By Maaza Mengiste 04/14/2022 Racism researcher Ibram X. Kendi Photo: Stephen Voss Black and white thinking “We are constantly misrepresented” Have we forgotten how to argue? Racism researcher Ibram x. Kendi on polarized debates, personal hostility and his own prejudices. A conversation Interview with Ibram X. Kendi 04/14/2022 [Translate to English:] Foto: Denys Meak Black and white thinking “Diversity is not an end in itself” Many voices are still not to be found in the mainstream media. Journalist Karen Attiah discusses how debates around cancel culture are accelerating our debates around diversity. A conversation By Karen Attiah 04/14/2022
Cold-water corals can live for thousands of years Photo: Saul Villegas Art | USA The secret life of cold-water coral The Latin American-Californian artist Saul Villegas blends art and science in his unique 3D digital worlds By Morgane Llanque 05/22/2025
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at their first official meeting in Helsinki Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Press Wire Russia Face to face with Donald Trump Putin is fighting in the Ukraine for the right to an equal dialogue with the West By Oleg Kashin 05/03/2025
It's too early to name our fast-changing era, says journalist and historian Anne Applebaum Photo: Maciej Zienkiewicz New Global Order An era of uncertainty The old order is breaking down: historian Anne Applebaum reflects on the profound changes of our time Interview with Anne Applebaum 05/03/2025
Foto: Erika Goldring/Getty Images Mardi Gras | Louisiana The muses of New Orleans For years, Louisiana’s grand carnival was a men-only domain – until the Krewe of Muses was founded and women took the parade by storm By Morgane Llanque 05/02/2025
Helon Habila at a talk in Abuja Photo: private Literature | Personal history Living words The writer Helon Habila grew up in Nigeria, later moved to the UK and now lives in the USA. In his books he revisits the people, places and politics he has experienced first-hand By Helon Habila 12/19/2024
For Arun Chaudhary, entertainment is the most important means of getting people to engage with politics Photo: Ole Witt for Kulturaustausch Politics | International Politainment for all Arun Chaudhary made a name for himself as Barack Obama's ‘First Cameraman’. Today, he advises political parties in many countries on their digital strategies. A conversation about the fine line between authenticity and spectacle Interview with Arun Chaudhary 11/27/2024
Judge Abby Abinanti is a member of the Yurok, an indigenous community in Northern California, and has worked for Californian state courts for many years Photo: private Indigenous justice | USA “These days, we have very few trials” Judge Abby Abinanti worked for decades in both U.S. state courts and the Yurok Tribal Court. She says many lessons can be learnt from her community’s close-knit approach to justice Interview with Abby Abinanti 09/20/2023
Photo: Iqra Shabaz Fiction | USA “Americans blame poverty on the poor” In his debut novel, Jakob Guanzon explores the reality of the “working poor” in the US. An interview about fathers and sons, money troubles and the dangerous legacy of the American Dream Interview with Jakob Guanzon 06/01/2023
Sean Sherman is a chef and food activist. For many years, he has dedicated himself to rediscovering and reconstructing the cuisine of the Sioux and Lakota First Nations. In Minneapolis, he runs the restaurant “Owamni”, which serves indigenous cuisine only. Photo: Nate Ryan Indigenous culture | USA “My cuisine is decolonised” The restaurant Owamni in Minneapolis is one of the best in the USA. Its owner Sean Sherman is both a chef and an activist. On serving food with explosive political power Interview with Sean Sherman 01/09/2023
Scene of a hike in the Spanish comarca Sierra de Cazorla Photo: Antoine Bruy Dropouts Beyond civilisation In search of people who have had enough of big city life, the French photographer Antoine Bruy has traveled through Europe and North America. The result is the visually stunning photo series “Scrublands,” in which he documents people who opt out of society, depicting their everyday lives By Antoine Bruy 01/09/2023
Two sisters Illustration: Thomas Weyres Letters of loss | Afghanistan A letter to my dead sister Our anonymous author’s sister was a journalist who was murdered on the street by the Taliban. This is her attempt to say farewell 10/01/2022
The folk-punk musician Sunny War Photo: Randl Steinberger Talking point | USA Why do we need a right to abortion? By Sunny War 10/01/2022
The writer and journalist was born in Khartoum, Sudan. She won the Bernard Cohen Short Story Prize and the Miriam Weinberg Richter Award for her texts Foto: Marie Constantinesco Time | Sudan and USA Against white time Linear, efficient and punctual: that's how the Western world ticks. But can't time be understood and used differently, for example as it is in Sudan? By Fatin Abbas 10/01/2022
From the event Being Sensitive at the Stuttgart Literaturhaus, with Naika Foroutan (on the wall screen) and Svenja Flaßpöhler (right), moderated by Jenny Friedrich-Freksa (left) Photo: Literaturhaus Stuttgart Black and white thinking Changing our mindset Who has the right to speak and what can be said? The philosopher Svenja Flaßpöhler and the sociologist Naika Foroutan discuss inclusive language, and the fight for equality. A conversation. Interview with Svenja Flaßpöhler, Naika Foroutan 04/14/2022
Feminist foreign policy: as rare as a gorilla at the negotiating table? Photo: John Lund / Getty Images Books | Feminist foreign policy Who deserves a seat at the negotiating table? The future of foreign policy is feminist, says activist and author Kristina Lunz in her new book. But what is she actually talking about? By Delara Burkhardt 04/14/2022
BL Shirelle at a performance. The musician and current co-director of DJC Records served ten years in prison herself Photo: DJC Records Pop culture | USA “A new prison built every ten days” Songs that break down walls: Poet Fury Young and musician BL Shirelle run a record label for people behind bars. Interview with BL Shirelle, Fury Young 04/14/2022
A protester in the Senate chamber of the U.S. Capitol, which was stormed during a congressional confirmation hearing for the 2020 presidential election, in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 06, 2021 Photo: Getty Images / Win McNamee / Staff Social media | USA Where communication is chaotic How can social media guarantee that their digital spaces are democratic? A proposal By Nicole Curato 04/14/2022
Writer and lecturer Maaza Mengiste Photo: Annette Riedl / dpa / picture alliance Talking point | Fiction With respect How to write about things you haven’t experienced yourself. By Maaza Mengiste 04/14/2022
Racism researcher Ibram X. Kendi Photo: Stephen Voss Black and white thinking “We are constantly misrepresented” Have we forgotten how to argue? Racism researcher Ibram x. Kendi on polarized debates, personal hostility and his own prejudices. A conversation Interview with Ibram X. Kendi 04/14/2022
[Translate to English:] Foto: Denys Meak Black and white thinking “Diversity is not an end in itself” Many voices are still not to be found in the mainstream media. Journalist Karen Attiah discusses how debates around cancel culture are accelerating our debates around diversity. A conversation By Karen Attiah 04/14/2022