Governance

Prejudice

Mexico’s racial divide

Flooding

Lake Tanganyika rises up

Summer Special

Alluring and fascinating city where nothing is safe

Discrimination

Indonesia’s history of othering

Discrimination

Indonesia’s ethnic resentments

Summer Special

A shy girl becomes the face of anti-racist protests

Skin-whitening products

Why lighter complexions are associated with higher status

Social mobility

How to spot members of Nepal’s middle class

Our view

Decoupling prosperity from skin colour