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The Ghost of Kyoto Still Lurks

May 19, 2016
Representatives of more than 170 countries have signed the Paris agreement, pledging to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and stem climate change – conceding “that climate change is a global problem and needs a global solution,” writes Nayan Chanda, founding editor of YaleGlobal Online in his column...

Covid-19 Effects on Body: Medical News Today

April 22, 2020
Researchers concede Covid-19 as a new virus presents many unknowns. Hence, community leaders and individuals should practice caution. Hilary Guite reports on studies that monitored subjects day by day. About 80 percent of patients report mild or no symptoms, yet the disease is infectious during the...

Limits of Russian Strategy in Middle East: RAND

December 3, 2019
Russia, trying to restore its great power status, accrues influence in the Middle East. “Both the unrest in Syria and the Arab Spring presented Russia with the opportunity to increase its engagement in the region and were accompanied by a rapid uptick in Russian economic and political activities...

Demos, GOP Joust to Frame a New Policy on Immigration

June 17, 2003
In 2001, illegal immigration came to national attention in the US as the Bush administration began reviewing a proposal for immigration reform that would have permitted illegal workers to remain employed in the US. After Sept. 11, however, Washington's attention turned to security issues, and...

Regime-Change Merchants: South China Morning Post

December 12, 2019
Candidates who support democratic rights for Hong Kong swept district elections in November, and protesters continue to remind the government about their expectations. More than 800,000 marched on December 8. China wants to bring Hong Kong under its control and blames foreign interference, with...

Shade Crusade: Why City Trees Are Good Medicine

March 24, 2008
The largest cities in the US have lost more than 25 percent of their tree canopies since 1972. Even as concern about climate change mounts and consumers pursue products that are environmentally friendly, cities remove trees of all sizes, including ones that are more than 100 years old, for new...

How Global Investors Make Money Out of Hunger

September 6, 2011
Traders, intent on making money, increasingly rely on products always in demand: food commodities. Record sums are being invested in commodities. “Agricultural commodities attract investors who are no more interested in grain than they were previously in dot-com companies or subprime mortgages,”...

Africa’s Rising Middle Class – And Why It Matters

February 25, 2016
There are varying reports on the exact size of Africa’s middle class. Depending on definitions and income levels, the middle class could represent 6 percent or 34 percent of the overall population, reports Tom Jackson for New Africa Magazine. Yet analysts agree that consumer markets, opportunities...
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