Why are North American prisoners on strike?
By Calvin Schermerhorn Calvin Schermerhorn argues the North American prisoner strike exposes an age old American reliance on forced labor. Prisoners in 17 states and several Canadian provinces are on strike in protest of prison labor conditions. Their demonstrations...
Is China worsening the developing world’s environmental crisis?
By Jonas Gamso Is China worsening the developing world’s environmental crisis? Jonas Gamso explores. The developing world is in the midst of an environmental crisis. Simply breathing the air is a leading cause of death. One recent study found that pollution is...
Born to different species? The ancient teenager with odd parents
By Michelle Langley Michelle Langley looks at new research that revealed information showing the first known person to have had parents of two different species. A new ancient DNA study published in Nature today reports the first known person to have had parents of...
No more chocolate by 2050? Why we need to understand what’s at stake
By Jovana Stanisljevic Is the world facing a major chocolate crisis? Jovana Stanisljevic finds out. No more chocolate by 2050? Several articles have pointed recently that we are heading to a major chocolate crisis. Global chocolate market value keeps reaching new...
Can Trump survive Michael Cohen’s turn?
By Neil Visalvanich Will Donald Trump survive Michael Cohen’s decision to turn on him? Neil Visalvanich investigates. Donald Trump’s former personal attorney and “fixer”, Michael Cohen, has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of fraud, among other crimes,...
What’s wrong with the White Helmets? A history of humanitarians under attack
By James Crossland James Crossland looks at the history of humanitarians under attack. The evacuation of 422 White Helmet volunteers from Syria seemingly marks the end of a daring five-year humanitarian mission in one of the world’s most war torn countries. Founded...
What will be Kofi Annan’s legacy?
By Danny Bradlow Danny Bradlow explores the legacy of former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Kofi Annan (80) was an important historical figure who played a critical role in many key events of the 1990s and 2000s. His death is therefore an opportunity to...
Rohingya crisis: A year since it shocked the world, what’s changed?
By Abdullah Yusuf It has been a year since the Rohingya crisis shocked the world, but what has changed? Abdullah Yusuf finds out. This August marks a full year since one of the 21st century’s worst refugee crises gripped the world’s attention. In 2017, an...
What’s behind Turkey’s tumbling currency?
By Emre Tarim Emre Tarim investigates what is behind Turkey’s tumbling economy. Global markets are on edge once again, this time thanks to the Turkish lira. It crashed more than 15% against the US dollar, euro and pound sterling on August 10 and continued to...Subscribe by Email
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