“If we don’t receive the funds we need immediately, 600,000 people will be on the brink of starvation”The head of the World Food Program issued a dire warning on Monday: if donors do not step up, hundreds...
PODCAST: A Democracy Activist in Togo Faces Mounting Threats Against Her Life, But Stays Committed to Non-violenceFarida Nabourema spoke to podcast listeners from an undisclosed location in West Africa, out of fear for her personal safety....
Map of the Day: The Countries Where Pollution is Most DeadlyPollution is not just a nuisance. It can kill people–and by the millions. It also keeps countries worst affected by...
PODCAST: How Tunisia Became the Only Arab Spring Success StorySafwan Masri set out with a simple question: of all the countries caught in the turmoil of the Arab Spring,...
This is the First Podcast Interview With the 2017 Recipient of the Nobel Peace PrizeExactly two weeks to the day before this interview, Beatrice Fihn received a phone call from Norway. It was the...
This Supreme Court Case Could Have a Big Impact on US Foreign PolicyA case that is pending before the Supreme Court of the United States could have profound implications for human rights...
“America First” does not mean “America Alone” for a Majority of Trump VotersA new poll of suggests that people who voted for Donald Trump last year interpret “America First” somewhat differently than...
PODCAST: Journalist Alexis Okeowo Writes Profiles of Resistance in AfricaAlexis Okeowo is a staff writer for the New Yorker whose debut book was published earlier this month. The book,...
Map of the Day: The World’s Most Dangerous Megacities for WomenToday’s map comes from the Thompson Reuters Foundation, which launched a first-of-its kind poll ranking the world’s megacities in terms...