Scrolling through news of the Notre Dame fire on social media feeds was like watching

Notre Dame is on fire, and its spire has fallen. As of Monday afternoon, we

Many of us think that rapid environmental change is a quintessentially modern crisis. Today, temperatures

An international collaboration presents paradigm-shifting observations of the gargantuan black hole at the heart of

How much does consuming news with a strong political slant influence Americans’ votes in presidential

How does today’s globalization transform our perceptions of urban inequality and how do we respond

Democracy and social progress die without science and fact-based knowledge. Science and facts are the

When lives are tragically cut short, it is generally easier to explain the “how” than

This year’s edition of the Global Risks Report points out an existential need for a cooperative, multistakeholder

As expected, this year’s World Economic Forum continues to illuminate environmental, economic and societal issues

The World Economic Forum 2019 will talk about existing and future challenges we all have

Border disputes have recently taken on renewed importance, threatening political crisis in the UK, US

The global economy started 2018 with strong, synchronized growth. But as the year progressed, momentum

2018 confirmed the trend: liberal democracy is weakening throughout the globe. Latin America is no

Swedish academic Hans Rosling has identified a worrying trend: not only do many people across

If you see police choking someone to death – such as Eric Garner, the 43-year-old

According to Amnesty International, human rights continue to deteriorate. CIVICUS – an umbrella body for

“The secret to success is sincerity. Learn to fake that, and you’ve got it made.”

The world is changing faster than ever before. With billions of people hyper-connected to each

The European Union is arguably the world’s most powerful bloc. But it’s about to lose

When considering the future of human rights and whether they will be viewed as more,

The causes of the Great War are still being debated a century on, but time

30 years ago, in the night of November 9-10, 1989, East German border police opened

The shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh is believed to be the

World hunger has risen for a third consecutive year, according to the United Nations’ annual

When we think of slavery, many of us think of historical or so-called “traditional forms”

If you were to watch a split-screen broadcast with global weather on one side and

The United States has a gerontocracy problem. This was clearly demonstrated in the recent hearings

The United Nations (U.N.) is a global diplomatic and political organization dedicated to international peace

Many people regard Magna Carta as the first constitutional guarantee of the basic liberties of the English-speaking

As two years since Brits voted for Brexit is checked off the calendar, the thick

An Emirates airliner was quarantined at John F Kennedy International Airport on September 5 after several passengers

The overnight inferno likely claimed fossils, cultural artifacts, and more irreplaceable collections amassed over 200

In the late 2000s and early 2010s, the word ‘hope’ was ubiquitous in Western politics.

French-born players are competing for national teams from Europe, Africa, and South America. Fifty players

Children and family have been central to the institution of the concentration camp from its

When Egyptians were protesting in 2011, they held up piece of bread and demanded “bread, freedom

More than a trillion dollars are stolen from the world’s poorest countries every year, which is such a

Will your city go into triage mode, double down on progressive policies, or flex its

In WTC, Brian Rose’s photographs explore presence, absence, and a constantly changing city. The World

On August 13, 1961, the Communist government of the German Democratic Republic (GDR, or East

Jerusalem, considered to be one of the holiest places on Earth. Christianity, Islam and Judaism

There may have been earlier public squares, yet the ancient Greeks with their agora, or

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