Violence in Kinshasa Mark Leon Goldberg December 21, 2016 At least 20 people were killed as clashes erupted when Joseph Kabila refused to relinquish office. “Opposition leaders c...
What we know about the Berlin Attack and Istanbul Assassination Mark Leon Goldberg December 20, 2016 Two big stories were still developing by publication time. Several people were reportedly killed when a truck plowed int...
What Russia Wants Mark Leon Goldberg December 22, 2016 Russia has successfully influenced the election here in the United States in its favor. It's side is winning the war...
Holiday Giving Tips from a Global Journalist who Investigates the Business of Doing Good Mark Leon Goldberg December 20, 2016 Amy Costello is a veteran reporter who hosts the Tiny Spark podcast that investigates what goes right and what goes ...
Samantha Power: “It is not hard to understand why some people feel let down that a woman was not chosen as the next UN Secretary-General.” Mark Leon Goldberg October 20, 2016 Campaigners in and out of the United Nations had hoped that for the first time in 70 years, the United Nations would be ...
The Next UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres “Speaks Truth To Power.” (So how is it that the most powerful countries in the world selected him?) Mark Leon Goldberg October 6, 2016 Antonio Guterres is a paradoxical figure to become the next UN Secretary General. As the longtime head of the UN Refugee...
What You Need to know about the Global Fight Against Malaria Alanna Shaikh December 13, 2016 Malaria is a quiet problem, killing children and pregnant women in 97 countries; children under five make up 70% of mala...
Air Pollution is Probably Much More Dangerous Than You Think. Especially for Kids Alanna Shaikh November 2, 2016 Air pollution is deadly. It doesn’t generally cause deaths directly. Instead, it’s an exacerbating factor, contributing ...
11 Stories that Will Drive the Global Agenda in 2017 Mark Leon Goldberg December 29, 2016 These are the trends, events, elections and happenings that will drive the global conversation in 2017. Welcome to our annual year-in preview listicle for the discerning global set! 1) With President Trump, expect the unexpected The single defining glob...
Ebola will return in 2017. Here’s Why Alanna Shaikh December 28, 2016 In 2017 we’ll be seeing Ebola again. Probably a small outbreak or two, but another full-on pandemic is entirely possible. We survived the Ebola pandemic of 2014-2015, but we didn’t defeat it. We didn’t learn enough, or change enough things, to prevent another ...
A Party Where People Write Women into History, Literally Georgina Rannard December 27, 2016 What do Baton Rouge protestor Ieshia Evans, World War Two codebreaker Helen Nibouar, and Beyonce songwriter Carla Marie Williams have in common? Before 8th December they were not recognized in the world's largest encylopedia, Wikipedia. But after a record-br...
