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In a personal essay adapted from his upcoming memoir "Always on the Outside," Garry Pierre-Pierre, founder of the Haitian Times, muses over exile. Exile, he realizes, is not geography, it’s the distance between who you are and who the nation you try to belong to insists you must be.
Always on the outside: Exile isn’t about the country you leave - Coda Story
When a lie about Haitians in Ohio spread nationwide, a pioneering Haitian-American journalist was forced to ask if belonging will always be conditional. Exile, he realized, is not geography, it’s the…
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February 17, 2026 at 1:53 PM
In a personal essay adapted from his upcoming memoir "Always on the Outside," Garry Pierre-Pierre, founder of the Haitian Times, muses over exile. Exile, he realizes, is not geography, it’s the distance between who you are and who the nation you try to belong to insists you must be.
In a personal essay adapted from his upcoming memoir "Always on the Outside," Garry Pierre-Pierre, founder of the Haitian Times, muses over exile. Exile, he realizes, is not geography, it’s the distance between who you are and who the nation you try to belong to insists you must be. buff.ly/efzFaqI
February 14, 2026 at 9:30 AM
In a personal essay adapted from his upcoming memoir "Always on the Outside," Garry Pierre-Pierre, founder of the Haitian Times, muses over exile. Exile, he realizes, is not geography, it’s the distance between who you are and who the nation you try to belong to insists you must be. buff.ly/efzFaqI
1/ UK age-verification law may push small porn producers out of business. Creators warn of higher costs, traffic drops, threats to niche & ethical content, and new safety risks for sex workers. buff.ly/aG5dW3j
February 13, 2026 at 1:15 PM
1/ UK age-verification law may push small porn producers out of business. Creators warn of higher costs, traffic drops, threats to niche & ethical content, and new safety risks for sex workers. buff.ly/aG5dW3j
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February 13, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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When a lie about Haitians in Ohio spread nationwide, Haitian-American journalist Garry Pierre-Pierre was forced to ask if belonging will always be conditional. Exile, he realized, is not geography, it’s the distance between who you are and who the nation insists you must be.
Always on the outside: Exile isn’t about the country you leave - Coda Story
When a lie about Haitians in Ohio spread nationwide, a pioneering Haitian-American journalist was forced to ask if belonging will always be conditional. Exile, he realized, is not geography, it’s the…
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February 12, 2026 at 6:05 AM
When a lie about Haitians in Ohio spread nationwide, Haitian-American journalist Garry Pierre-Pierre was forced to ask if belonging will always be conditional. Exile, he realized, is not geography, it’s the distance between who you are and who the nation insists you must be.
1/ In 2019, Germany formally classified a nativist movement as extremist. In 2026, the movement’s ideals are standard mainstream politics across Europe and the U.S. buff.ly/ZPkW2ZJ
February 11, 2026 at 1:12 PM
1/ In 2019, Germany formally classified a nativist movement as extremist. In 2026, the movement’s ideals are standard mainstream politics across Europe and the U.S. buff.ly/ZPkW2ZJ
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February 11, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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February 9, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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January 31, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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1/ How do autocrats stay in power? By rewriting history. From Russia to China to North Korea, leaders manipulate the past to crush dissent and secure power, turning patriotism into a powerful tool for control. buff.ly/iRCQL3W
How autocrats manipulate history to hold on to power - Coda Story
The cynical framing of narratives about war to score patriotic points is a tactic we should guard against, even in democracies
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January 30, 2026 at 8:15 AM
1/ How do autocrats stay in power? By rewriting history. From Russia to China to North Korea, leaders manipulate the past to crush dissent and secure power, turning patriotism into a powerful tool for control. buff.ly/iRCQL3W
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January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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1/ What if AI could let us talk to loved ones after they’re gone? As tech brings digital afterlives closer to reality, new questions emerge about grief, memory, and the ethics of recreating the dead. Read more here: buff.ly/5hQNqAp
Chatbots of the dead - Coda Story
AI grief chatbots can help us talk to loved ones from beyond the grave. Are we okay with that?
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January 28, 2026 at 4:02 PM
1/ What if AI could let us talk to loved ones after they’re gone? As tech brings digital afterlives closer to reality, new questions emerge about grief, memory, and the ethics of recreating the dead. Read more here: buff.ly/5hQNqAp
All around the world, authoritarians muddy the conversation. We clarify it with journalism. Please consider a donation to support our work. Support Coda today. buff.ly/hxUMFDm
January 28, 2026 at 8:01 AM
All around the world, authoritarians muddy the conversation. We clarify it with journalism. Please consider a donation to support our work. Support Coda today. buff.ly/hxUMFDm
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January 27, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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1/ Nostalgia isn't a strategy, but it is a powerful weapon. Carney's Davos speech echoes a 2021 Coda story: how Orbán rewrote Hungary's origin story to justify authoritarian drift. Performing belief in a past that never existed normalizes what comes next. buff.ly/8TuFv78
January 27, 2026 at 6:05 AM
1/ Nostalgia isn't a strategy, but it is a powerful weapon. Carney's Davos speech echoes a 2021 Coda story: how Orbán rewrote Hungary's origin story to justify authoritarian drift. Performing belief in a past that never existed normalizes what comes next. buff.ly/8TuFv78
From New York to Palestine, people are ditching their smartphones, rejecting constant surveillance and platform capture. They say they’re decolonizing their consciousness: buff.ly/1uO9RMw
January 23, 2026 at 8:30 AM
From New York to Palestine, people are ditching their smartphones, rejecting constant surveillance and platform capture. They say they’re decolonizing their consciousness: buff.ly/1uO9RMw
Trump's Greenland demands aren't just provocations—they're deliberate recalibrations of what we consider possible. Natalia Antelava on how the Overton Window shatters: not through debate, but through exhausting our resistance to the extreme. buff.ly/go0gqo4
January 21, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Trump's Greenland demands aren't just provocations—they're deliberate recalibrations of what we consider possible. Natalia Antelava on how the Overton Window shatters: not through debate, but through exhausting our resistance to the extreme. buff.ly/go0gqo4
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January 21, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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As veteran Beirut-based journalist Jim Muir explains the new elements of the current protests in Iran — including the emergence of Reza Pahlavi as the unifying symbol behind the protest movement — he asks whether there is enough momentum for actual regime change. buff.ly/HukPp0T
An execution stayed: Why the Islamic Republic might cling to power in Iran - Coda Story
Veteran journalist Jim Muir argues whether the current protests have enough momentum to bring regime change in Iran
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January 20, 2026 at 4:06 PM
As veteran Beirut-based journalist Jim Muir explains the new elements of the current protests in Iran — including the emergence of Reza Pahlavi as the unifying symbol behind the protest movement — he asks whether there is enough momentum for actual regime change. buff.ly/HukPp0T
In Oliver Bullough’s Oligarchy this week: The value of euros in circulation have, unlike dollars, been stagnating. So why is the number of printed euros now at record levels? And Greenland as a tax dodger’s paradise? Sign up here: buff.ly/bWbB4Zq
Newsletters - Coda Story
Coda’s newsletters are designed to help you uncover the complex ways that today’s pressing issues are interconnected, so you can make sense of the world.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:44 PM
In Oliver Bullough’s Oligarchy this week: The value of euros in circulation have, unlike dollars, been stagnating. So why is the number of printed euros now at record levels? And Greenland as a tax dodger’s paradise? Sign up here: buff.ly/bWbB4Zq
1/ What happens to those whose images go viral from conflict zones? In Kashmir, the internet ensures their trauma lives on indefinitely, even as the world's attention moves elsewhere. Discover their stories: buff.ly/RtxkuFs
‘I cannot hide’: Viral photos from Kashmir conflict haunt subjects for years
For civilians in South Asia’s longest-running conflict, online images have grave consequences
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January 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
1/ What happens to those whose images go viral from conflict zones? In Kashmir, the internet ensures their trauma lives on indefinitely, even as the world's attention moves elsewhere. Discover their stories: buff.ly/RtxkuFs
1/ What does it mean to lose your mother tongue or inherit a language shaped by colonialism? In "My Mother Tongues," Shougat Dasgupta explores his family's migration from India to Kuwait and the legacy of language, identity, and belonging. buff.ly/CjFMKdV
January 14, 2026 at 1:53 PM
1/ What does it mean to lose your mother tongue or inherit a language shaped by colonialism? In "My Mother Tongues," Shougat Dasgupta explores his family's migration from India to Kuwait and the legacy of language, identity, and belonging. buff.ly/CjFMKdV
1/ Writing for Coda Story, Luba Kassova draws on her life in authoritarian Bulgaria to explore how fear fuels self-censorship – and why similar patterns are emerging in the U.S. today. buff.ly/chYYLPa buff.ly/ssoYJUV
January 13, 2026 at 1:53 PM
1/ Writing for Coda Story, Luba Kassova draws on her life in authoritarian Bulgaria to explore how fear fuels self-censorship – and why similar patterns are emerging in the U.S. today. buff.ly/chYYLPa buff.ly/ssoYJUV
In @OliverBullough’s Oligarchy this week: It may have taken 24 years but an email fraudster’s victims finally get their money back. And why multiplying multi-centibillionaires are bad for democracy. Sign up here: buff.ly/Fuf4egH
January 13, 2026 at 12:52 PM
In @OliverBullough’s Oligarchy this week: It may have taken 24 years but an email fraudster’s victims finally get their money back. And why multiplying multi-centibillionaires are bad for democracy. Sign up here: buff.ly/Fuf4egH
Looking for reporting that goes beyond the surface? Coda’s newsletters deliver insightful analysis and original stories on technology, politics, and culture—directly to your inbox. Stay informed, subscribe now: buff.ly/3Zbadyx
January 13, 2026 at 6:05 AM
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