An Inside Look at Slavery on Fishing Boats in the South China Sea
The fish you eat may have been caught by slaves. Most Thai fishing boats operating in the South China Sea are dependent on migrant labor. But many of those vessels are essentially floating slave ships...
22 Aug 201932min
How We Can Feed the World Without Destroying the Planet
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the IPCC, released a report in August demonstrating the harmful relationship between climate change and how we humans are using land for f...
19 Aug 201933min
The Rohingya of Myanmar Suffered Crimes Against Humanity. Can There Be Justice?
In August 2017, hundreds of thousands of ethnic Rohingya muslims from Myanmar fled across the border to Bangladesh. The Rohingya are a minority population that have long faced discrimination by the Bu...
15 Aug 201929min
The Yazidi Genocide, Five Years On
In the summer of 2014, ISIS forces swept through parts of Iraq that were home to the Yazidi people. This is an ethnic minority that has lived in Northwestern Iraq for centuries -- and suddenly they we...
12 Aug 201933min
What Happened to Aung San Suu Kyi?
When Ben Rhodes first met Aung San Suu Kyi she exuded the all traits that made her such an international icon for human rights and democracy. It was 2012, and Ben Rhodes, who was the deputy national s...
8 Aug 201932min
Drought in the Horn of Africa is Threatening 15 Million People
The Horn of Africa region, which includes parts of Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, is experiencing a severe drought. This region has been particularly vulnerable to droughts in recent years--but the situat...
4 Aug 201931min
Ethiopia is in the Midst of a Democratic Renewal. Can It Succeed?
Ethiopia is in the midst of a fairly remarkable democratic renewal. Since taking office in April 2018, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has accelerated a process of political opening, including a greater fre...
1 Aug 201936min
Chennai, India is Facing an Unprecedented Water Shortage
One of the largest cities in India is running out of water. Is this our climate future? Monsoons typically provide the bulk of water for Chennai, which is one of the largest cities in India. It is on ...
29 Jul 201928min
