PODCAST: Colombia Has a New President and he is Opposed to the Peace DealIvan Duque won a run-off election on June 17th to become the next president of Colombia. Duque is a right...
The Inside Story of How the World Closed the Hole in the Ozone Layer The year is 1985. Ronald Reagan is president. Margaret Thatcher is prime minister of the United Kingdom. Michael Jackson,...
PODCAST: How Much Progress Are We Making Towards the Sustainable Development Goals? At the United Nations in mid-July officials gathered for an annual checkup on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals....
It’s been three years since the world agreed on the Sustainable Development Goals. So how are we doing? That is the central question driving a series of meetings this week at the United Nations, known as the “High...
PODCAST: How These “Invisible” Countries May Redraw the World MapJoshua Keating loves maps. His new book Invisible Countries: Journeys to the Edge of Nationhood is all about the borders...
PODCAST: Sunitha Krishnan Rescues Girls From Sex SlaverySunitha Krishnan literally rescues girls from sex slavery. She is the founder of the Indian NGO Prajwala which both physically...
These are the Latest Trends in World PopulationToday World Population Day. This chart is from the the United Nations Population Fund, which shows the latest data on...
The US Gets a “Win” at the UN — And No Other Country had to “Lose.”Something increasingly rare happened last week: The Trump administration worked cooperatively with the rest of the world to advance the...
PODCAST: A Crisis is Brewing in NicaraguaNicaragua is in the midst of a deepening political and security crisis. Over 240 people have been killed since April,...
