Financial Times Reporting
Trump Organization’s former chief financial officer pleads guilty in tax case
MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor accused of tax fraud
Clothing retailers set for discount battle to clear inventory glut
Ben & Jerry’s loses attempt to block ice cream sales in West Bank
US retailers prepare for penny-pinching holidays as inflation bites
On the Ground International Reporting
Poland:
‘Their lives collided with war’: Ukrainian refugees in Poland open their own schools, radio PRX The World
‘Home is home’: Ukrainians in Poland consider options as Russia’s war enters new phase, radio PRX The World
The Kyiv Symphony Orchestra fights on the war’s ‘cultural front’, radio PRX The World
In Poland, refugees from Ukraine escape the danger, but not the war, The Christian Science Monitor
Another language, another alphabet: Polish media adds Ukrainian sections amid war, Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University
Ukraine:
This Elaborate Ukrainian Bread Is the Wedding Dessert We Didn’t Know We Wanted, Saveur
In Ukraine’s presidential election, one big issue: corruption, The Christian Science Monitor
For Ukraine’s Wartime Fact-Checkers, the Battle Rages On, The Wilson Quarterly
Wounded Vets Force Disability Rethink in Ukraine, The Christian Science Monitor
Ukraine War Forces A Nation to Talk About a Taboo: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, International Business Times
With Broken Economy And Scarce Jobs, Ukraine’s Displaced People Depend on Volunteers, International Business Times
Ukraine’s Small Business Owners Face War, Crisis With Optimism – And Dark Humor, International Business Times
Volunteers In West Ukraine Keep War Effort Alive, 600 Miles Away, International Business Times
After East Ukraine, Activists Say New President Poroshenko Must Tackle Corruption, International Business Times
Ukraine’s Army Can’t Fight Without Western Help, Says Ukrainian Security Chief, International Business Times
Unsettled again, Crimean Tatars look for direction in Ukraine, The Christian Science Monitor
After months of turmoil, voters in pro-West Ukraine want stability, The Christian Science Monitor
A Ukrainian factchecking site is trying to spot fake photos in social media — and building audience, Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University
National, International Affairs, and Economics Reporting
The war in Ukraine triggered a reckoning in universities, Coda Story
As war rages at home, Ukrainian choir heads to Carnegie Hall to celebrate 100 years of ‘Carol of the Bells,’ radio PRX The World
Letter from the diaspora: Why Ukraine will endure, The Christian Science Monitor
How the Ukraine Scandal Looks in Ukraine, Slate
What Does Brexit Mean for the US? Ahead of British Referendum on European Union, American Companies Face Uncertainty, International Business Times
Syrian Refugee Crisis: US, Obama Likely To Reach 10K Admission Goal, International Business Times
After A Year Of Gun Violence In America, Victims Debate Whether Gun Control Is the Answer, International Business Times
Commander In Chief Donald Trump? Military Leaders Disagree On Candidate’s Views As He Becomes Presumptive GOP Nominee, International Business Times
Paid-Family-Leave Benefits Explained After Hillary Clinton’s Statement At Democratic Debate, International Business Times
Brazil Offers Syrian Refugees A New Home, But The Economy Puts Their Latin American Future In Question, International Business Times
As Russia Bans Legal Human Rights Group, Lawyers Face Risks To Continue Work, International Business Times
Did Russia Kills Ukraine’s Electricity? Cyberattack Linked To Power Outages Has Global Implications, International Business Times
Donald Trump’s Wife Melania Will Hopefully Be ‘Future First Lady,’ Slovenians Say, International Business Times
Ukraine Today jumps into the Ukraine-Russia media war, The Christian Science Monitor
How did a female Ukrainian pilot end up in a Russian prison?, The Christian Science Monitor
With aggregation and translation, Russia’s free-press-in-exile site Meduza is reaching English readers, Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University
‘Act of Killing’ Director: How Did We Forget ‘One of the Biggest Massacres of the 20th Century?’, Foreign Policy
Book Reviews
‘Indonesia Etc.’ draws a skillful portrait of a complex nation, The Christian Science Monitor
Science and Environment
Making Super-Telescopes Requires Some Creative Engineering, The Smithsonian
Additional reporting clips from Indonesia including Southeast Asia Globe Magazine, The Jakarta Globe, CNN Travel available on request.
Lydia Tomkiw 