United States

March 22, 2021

The Jesuits are pledging to donate $100 million to a newly created Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation. They also plan to raise $1 billion in scholarships for future descendants and fund a process of truth and reconciliation in the US.

Top of The World

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 79% effective, US trial shows

The World

March 22, 2021

The AstraZeneca vaccine is 79% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and 100% effective in stopping severe disease and hospitalization; Israel holds its fourth parliamentary election on Tuesday; torrential rainfall in Australia has forced mass evacuations.

Top of The World

A tense start to US-China talks in Alaska

The World

March 19, 2021

Top of The World: After a tense day of high-level meetings between the US and China taking place in Alaska top officials are expected to resume talks on Friday. And, the EMA said Thursday that the AstraZeneca jab is safe to use after several countries halted the vaccine over concerns of blood clotting. Also, France has ordered a new month-long lockdown for Paris, and several regions in the north starting midnight on Friday, impacting as many as 21 million people.

Climate Change

Ancient leaves preserved under a mile of Greenland's ice – and lost in a freezer for years – hold lessons about climate change

The Conversation

March 18, 2021

This ancient ecosystem showed that the ice sheet had melted to the ground in northern Greenland within the past million years.

Top of The World

Asian American community on edge after deadly shooting in Atlanta

The World

March 18, 2021

Top of The World: A white, 21-year-old man has been charged with killing eight people, including six Asian women, at several Atlanta-area massage parlors. And, Tanzania’s President John Magufuli, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic who has not been seen in public since the end of February, has died at the age of 61. Also, Ugandan opposition activist Bobi Wine told The World's Marco Werman that what keeps him going, despite repeated arrests, is his view that good always triumphs over evil.

Migration

Afghan interpreters languish in visa limbo as US coalitions return home

The World

March 17, 2021

Mohammad, an Afghan interpreter, cleared big hurdles to get a Special Immigrant Visa, which is available to Afghans who have assisted US missions. He was killed by the Taliban before his visa was approved.

Conflict & Justice

Growing fears of anti-Asian hate crimes following Atlanta shootings

The World

March 17, 2021

Top of The World: A series of deadly shootings in Atlanta on Tuesday evening is raising fears among Asian American communities after learning that six of the eight victims were women of Asian descent. And, a newly declassified US intelligence report found that Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized influence operations to help Donald Trump during the recent presidential election.

Business, Economics and Jobs

American ginseng farmers battered by trade wars and pandemic

Living on Earth

March 16, 2021

American ginseng demand has dried up amid the United States' ongoing trade war with China, economic impacts from the pandemic and anti-Asian rhetoric.

Migration

An increase in migration: A view from Juárez, Mexico

The World

March 16, 2021

Along the US-Mexico border, the number of migrants trying to enter the United States is increasing dramatically. Most are being turned away by the US in the name of COVID-19 health precautions. At the same time, the Biden administration is allowing unaccompanied children to enter the United States. Host Marco Werman speaks with Enrique Valenzuela, who works for the state of Chihuahua in Mexico, near the Texas border.

Critical State

The leftovers: What happens to foreign policy in power transitions? Part I

Inkstick Media

March 16, 2021

This week, Critical State, our weekly foreign policy newsletter, takes a deep dive into new research on what to expect as norms about foreign policy continuity in the US continue to erode.

United States

'Our goal is to heal': Jesuits and descendants of the enslaved reflect on landmark agreement

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 79% effective, US trial shows

A tense start to US-China talks in Alaska

Ancient leaves preserved under a mile of Greenland's ice – and lost in a freezer for years – hold lessons about climate change

Asian American community on edge after deadly shooting in Atlanta

Afghan interpreters languish in visa limbo as US coalitions return home

Growing fears of anti-Asian hate crimes following Atlanta shootings

American ginseng farmers battered by trade wars and pandemic

An increase in migration: A view from Juárez, Mexico

The leftovers: What happens to foreign policy in power transitions? Part I

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