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Best New Thinking: Doctor, Doctor Give Me the News
Dr. Kris Olson discusses how innovative, human-centered design is transforming global healthcare.
Healthcare is intensely personal. Even when national statistics show improvement—which has been the c…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Helping Refugees Help Themselves: The Play Really is the Thing!
Filmmakers Charlotte Eagar and William Stirling explore how theater heals and transforms.
Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet, “The play’s the thing, wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king,” when the …
Published on 6 months ago
Congo’s Unending Tragedy
Journalist and author Michela Wrong unpacks the stakes of Congo’s latest crisis—and why it matters beyond the region.
With its unlimited natural resources and huge agricultural potential capacity, th…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Will Palestinians and Israelis Ever Find Peace?
Journalist Francesca Borri and activist Gershon Baskin examine the human reality of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the possibility of peace.
The brutal Hamas attacks on October 7th, 2023 kickst…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Is Trump Good for Europe?
Ana Palacio and Vygaudas Usackas discuss what needs to be done to put Europe on a better track.
Donald Trump doesn’t like the European Union and he’s not afraid to tell people. “The European Union wa…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Best New Thinking: Tyranny’s Most Dangerous Foe
2024 Prize winner María Teresa Ronderos advocates for honest, smart journalism to fight misinformation and uphold democracy in the digital age.
Winston Churchill is alleged to have written that "A fr…
Published on 7 months ago
What’s Going On in the United States???
Aziz Huq and Scott Miller discuss the unprecedented pace and impact of Trump’s first five weeks in office
Donald Trump has been president for five weeks now. In light of the blizzard of executive ord…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
The Brave New World Is Here: Are We Ready?
Andreas Schleicher, OECD Education and Skills Director, shares insights from the Survey of Adult Skills, revealing its good, bad, and ugly.
We live in an increasingly complex technology-driven world.…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Best New Thinking: Can the Amazon Be Saved?
Fernando Trujillo discusses his work to protect the Amazon’s freshwater basin during unprecedented drought and dangerously low river levels.
What happens in the Amazon is of planetary consequence. It…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Through a Viewfinder, Brightly
Photojournalist Fabio Bucciarelli shares what compels him to keep documenting the world’s most dangerous conflicts.
We live in a violent and complicated world. Wars, big and small, on every continent…
Published on 8 months ago