The Dial

Four Poems — The Dial

“How I long for that pear.”

3 min read

It Used to Feel Good to Be Norwegian — The Dial

The Epstein files shattered that.

15 min read

The President Who Defied Trump — The Dial

What will be Gustavo Petro’s legacy?

17 min read

This Is Not Standard Russian — The Dial

A conversation with Sabrina Jaszi

“There Is Nothing More Nightmarish” — The Dial

The new Syria has not dismantled the old prison system.

28 min read

The Trial of Poland’s “Abortion Dream Team” — The Dial

Polish activist Justyna Wydrzyńska faces up to three years in prison for providing abortion pills to a pregnant woman.

11 min read

How Turkey's Earthquake Is Endangering Democracy — The Dial

A conversation with Istanbul-based reporter and novelist, Kaya Genç, whose article on President Erdoğan's natalist policies was published in our first issue, Egg.

Who Do Hungary’s Battery Plants Actually Benefit? — The Dial

As South Korean and Chinese battery makers break ground in Hungary, locals face the environmental costs.

12 min read

How Journalism Led Him to Embrace Environmental Activism — The Dial

A conversation with Sebastián López Brach, the Argentinian photojournalist and storyteller, whose photographs from the lithium mines of Catamarca were published in our Energy Issue.

5 min read

Eve Fairbanks on the Aftermath of South Africa's Reparations Program — The Dial

A conversation with the South Africa-based writer and reporter, whose revealing piece on the dispossession of the Cape Town neighborhood of District Six was published in our Reparation Issue.

5 min read

Lamia Ziadé on How Illustrating Can Elevate Storytelling — The Dial

A conversation with the Lebanese writer and illustrator, whose work on the 2020 explosion in Beirut was featured in our Shipwrecks issue.

How Collaborative Reporting Can Strengthen a Story — The Dial

A conversation with Abby Seiff and Sokummono Khan about working together on “The Dangers of Microfinance” published in our Debt issue.

9 min read

Kristina Berdynskykh on Reporting on the Destruction of Her Hometown — The Dial

A conversation with the Ukrainian journalist, whose reporting on the aftermath of the Kakhova Dam explosion was published in our Rivers issue.

Elisabeth Åsbrink on the End of Her Friendship With Lars Norén — The Dial

A conversation with the Swedish author, whose essay on friendship breakups was published in our Debt issue.

Bryony Lau on the Aftermath of the Philippine Drug War — The Dial

A conversation with the reporter, whose investigative piece on posthumous justice for victims of Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs was published in our Drugs issue.

Reporting from Gaza — The Dial

A conversation with Mahmoud Mushtaha.

4 min read

Germany’s Crackdown on Civil Liberties — The Dial

The Israel-Hamas war has exposed tensions about who has the right to assemble and speak freely in the country.

Argentina's Dollar-Obsessed Election — The Dial

A conversation with Lucía Cholakian Herrera, whose article on the illegal peso-to-dollar trade in the country was published in our Weapons issue.

Waiting for Nasrallah — The Dial

The secretary-general of Hezbollah has not yet delivered a clear intent to open up a second front in the war in Gaza. But a wider war is still possible.

11 min read

Elevating Lebanese Voices — The Dial

A conversation with Justin Salhani, whose reporting on the reverberations of the Israel-Hamas war in Lebanon was published in State of the World.

Thailand's "Land of Checkpoints" — The Dial

In Bangkok, the Israel-Hamas War threatens to curdle domestic tensions.

Documenting the Dark Side of International Adoptions — The Dial

A conversation with Rachel Nolan, whose reporting on illegal adoptions in Guatemala — and the decades-long fight for justice — was published in our Sex issue.

Angela Rodel on Translating The Case of Cem — The Dial

A conversation with the Booker Prize winner about her English translation of the 1967 Bulgarian novel.

Are Data Centers Compromising Our Collective Memory? — The Dial

A conversation with Jessica Traynor, whose reporting on Ireland’s data centers was published in our Order issue.

10 min read

The Rise of CNews — The Dial

A conversation with Christopher Clark, whose article on the far-right media outlet in France was published in our Pundits issue.

Speaking Out Under Bukele — The Dial

A conversation with Danielle Mackey, whose reporting on environmental activism in El Salvador under President Nayib Bukele was published in our Money issue.

Crimes of Starvation — The Dial

In conflicts around the world, food and hunger are used as tools of war. Alex de Waal and Michael Fakhri discuss the role of international law in addressing human-inflicted starvation?

17 min read

The Enduring Appeal of Vienna’s Gilded-Age Balls — The Dial

A conversation with Jessi Jezewska Stevens, whose article on Vienna’s ball season was published in our Land issue.

9 min read

Investigating Paris’ Olympics Evictions — The Dial

A conversation with Phineas Rueckert, whose article on the acceleration of evictions in Paris ahead of the Olympic Games was published in our Sports issue.