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Teach the Children Well
Uncover U.S. education challenges and solutions with Shawn Benjamin, principal of a successful Bay area charter school.
One of the many challenges facing the United States today is an education syste…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Knocking on Europe’s Door
Migration expert Sergio Carrera critiques European policies, urging reflection on a more welcoming approach.
European politicians talk endlessly about the rule of law, justice, human dignity and free…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
SPOTLIGHT: The Year of the Ballot
Isabel Aninat offers her reflections on the implications of what happened on her country’s search for a more perfect democracy.
During 2024 more than 50 countries, including seven of the world’s most…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Best New Thinking: What’s Wrong with America?
Lars Trägårdh does a deep dive into the social and political challenges confronting America.
The United States seems to be on the verge of some kind of Judgement Day. Extreme partisanship, a past (an…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Best New Thinking: Should We Tolerate the Intolerant?
Elisabeth Braw explores the potential consequences of being too tolerant.
"If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society again…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
What’s Warmer, Wetter, and Greener? (Spoiler Alert: The Arctic—and It Shouldn’t Be!)
Tero Mustonen discusses the urgent need to rewild the Far North to counteract climate change.
The Arctic is warming at least twice as fast as anywhere else on the planet. All the vital signs—sea and …
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Cry for Argentina?
Eduardo Amadeo discusses whether Argentina can finally escape the mess it has made for itself
Why not? The country's inflation rate is approaching 150%. 40% of its people live in poverty. The currenc…
Published on 2 years ago
War Without End?
Zelensky must be honest about the state of the war. Listen as we discuss with Svitlana Morenets what an honest assessment might mean.
On January 1st Ukraine’s President Zelensky welcomed 2023 with th…
Published on 2 years ago
Getting Russia Right
Thomas Graham on how to cope with Russia today as well as tomorrow.
Winston Churchill famously said that Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. After the end of the Cold War, many …
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
People-Centered Justice
Allyson Maynard-Gibson discusses a new way of thinking about how people can find the justice they deserve.
It’s commonplace today to bemoan the erosion of democracy almost everywhere. Seemingly endle…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago