It’s Official: ALL US Health Assistance–from Measles to Malaria– is caught up in US abortion politicsOne of Donald Trump’s first acts as president was to re-instate the “Global Gag Rule.” This is a rule that...
Understanding Trump’s Jerusalem GambleEditor’s note. This podcast was originally published in December, following news that the Trump administration would move the US embassy...
Map of the Day: Displaced by Drought in SomaliaSomalia is in the midst of its most catastrophic drought since 1950. Some 3.2 million people face emergency levels of...
Meet Emmanuel Macron, the Surprising New President of FranceEmmanuel Macron won a stunning election victory in France this week, besting by huge margins the far right candidate Marine...
A “Mystery Disease” is Killing People in Liberia. Can it be stopped like ebola?On April 23, an 11-year-old boy was admitted to a local hospital in a remote county of Liberia. He was...
Thanks to the USA, 7,400 Babies Were Born in this Refugee Camp Without a Single Death. Now, the White House is Pulling Its SupportEd note. As of May 2017, more and 7,400 babies have been delivered in the maternity ward of a UN-run...
PODCAST: Is There Enough Food for Our “Hot Hungry Planet”Lisa Palmer is author of the new book Hot Hungry Planet: The Fight to Stop a Global Food Crisis in...
There’s Enough Food. But Famine Still Looms in Yemen. Here’s WhyYemen was already the poorest country in the region when the country descended into civil war three years ago. Now,...
The Budget Passed by Congress Cuts UN Peacekeeping. This may not end well.The budget passed by Congress to avert a shutdown will fund government operations through the end of the fiscal year...
