America

The world is watching: Global leaders react to US election

November 04, 2020

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Reactions of world leaders, politicians and foreign policy experts have been mixed, with some calling for patience and others warning that the uncertainty could be damaging for democracy in the US.

Music

London composers inspired by BLM confront classical music’s inequities through sound

The World

September 25, 2020

In October, the Royal Festival Hall will feature 21 classical composers of color in its first season since the country's first lockdown this spring.

Critical State

Legislating peace and security: Part II

Inkstick Media

August 18, 2020

This week, Critical State digs into new research about legislative oversight when it comes to security issues. As historian Peter Roady writes in a new article in the Journal of Policy History, the National Security Agency has escaped congressional oversight with two words: "It's classified."

Conflict & Justice

Green groups grapple with a history of racism and exclusion

Living on Earth

August 11, 2020

The environmental movement in America has deep ties to the nation’s history of systemic racism and white supremacy. Now, as Americans confront racial injustice anew, powerful green groups like the Sierra Club are beginning to reckon with their own histories of hate and exclusion.

Trump administration

Will Voice of America’s new Trump pick protect the agency’s independence?

The World

June 17, 2020

Michael Pack, a close ally of conservative political strategists including Steve Bannon, has been confirmed by the Senate as the head of VOA, America's tax-payer funded federal media agency.

Protest

Gary Younge on Europe and the US: There is no 'better' form of racism

The World

June 10, 2020

Author Gary Younge speaks with The World's Marco Werman about the difficult and challenging process for Europeans to come to grips with racism in European society.

Top of The World

Symbols of 'racist past' topple amid global BLM protests; New Zealand reports no active COVID-19 cases

The World

June 08, 2020

A statue of a British slave trader in the UK and confederate statues in the US have been toppled or defaced as protesters demand a reckoning on systemic racism. Some Minneapolis City Council members said they will “begin the process of ending the Minneapolis Police Department." New Zealand has no active cases of COVID-19 in the country. Brasilia has become a new hotspot for the virus.

Conflict & Justice

Was the US sleeping through China's rise?

Things That Go Boom

June 05, 2020

If the US can’t take care of itself in times of major crisis, how exactly is it supposed to “beat” China in global competition?

Lifestyle & Belief

Big cat ownership in the US is a big problem

Living on Earth

June 01, 2020

Experts estimate more tigers live in captivity in the United States than remain in the wild. But big cat ownership is an unregulated, dangerous and often cruel undertaking that contributes nothing to conservation or animal welfare.

Food

Pandemic exposes ‘major vulnerabilities’ in the American food system, says author Michael Pollan

Living on Earth

May 20, 2020

Michael Pollan, the author of "The Omnivore’s Dilemma" and other books, says food shortages and massive food dumping during the COVID-19 pandemic expose major vulnerabilities in the American food supply chain.

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