People Powered: Impact Report 2025
In a year when it was easy to feel cynical about politics, People Powered experienced something else: people wanted, more…
Geographical Coverage: Global
Voices of Change – Gen Z protests from the YDC lens
Across the world, the new generation is taking a stand. From Burkina Faso to Bangladesh, Peru to Morocco, young people…
Manuals Of Destruction: Extremist How-To Manuals Teaching Kids How To Extort, Poison, And Kill
In a Brooklyn, New York, courthouse, Georgian national Michail Chkhikvishvili entered his plea before the court. On November 15, 2025,…
Democracy on the Line: LGBTQ+ Movements as Critical to Democracy
In recent years, LGBTQ+ people and rights have been increasingly targeted as part of a wave of authoritarian illiberal politics, promoting a…
Leveraging Gender to Advance Authoritarianism, Part Two
Around the world, political and cultural leaders are leveraging narratives and policies on gender to justify anti-democratic practices, rights restrictions,…
Leveraging Gender to Advance Authoritarianism, Part One
As communities continue to push back against anti-democratic measures and group-targeted violence, it is more critical than ever to understand…
Meaningful Solidarity Starts by Embracing Complex Realities
As democratic backsliding accelerates around the world, solidarity across borders has become more important than ever. Yet solidarity is not…
Carrying the Weight of Being a Witness
For 26 years, the Venezuelan experience has been one of anxious dawns: a relentless cycle of rumors that spread like…
From Stereotypes to Storytellers: The Narrative Power of Young Artists from Colombia’s Chocó Region
In many conflict-affected places, young people are spoken about far more than they are listened to. Colombia’s Pacific region of…
Why Is There Silence in Caracas?
The January 3, 2026, capture of dictator Nicolás Maduro by the United States marked a decisive moment in Venezuela’s recent…