A Crisis in Kashmir Threatens War Between India and Pakistan
Tensions are rapidly escalating between India and Pakistan, following a suicide bombing in India controlled Kashmir that killed scores of Indian security forces. In retaliation, India bombed what it c...
27 Feb 201930min
How "Energy Poverty" is Stifling Job Growth in the Developing World
Energy Poverty conventionally refers to the lack of household electricity. Over 1 billion people live without reliable sources of electricity -- but a new group seeks to change how we think about ener...
23 Feb 201927min
What Happens When Women Are Excluded From Peace Talks?
As I am recording this, the United States is deep into negotiations with the Taliban over some sort of political arrangement that would enable the Taliban's entrance into Afghan politics while the US ...
20 Feb 201932min
How Vaccines Fight Poverty
We have known for years that vaccinations, including routine childhood vaccinations for diseases like measles, mumps and rubella prevent children from dying on a fairly massive scale. We also know tha...
14 Feb 201920min
Massive Protests in Haiti Spark a New Kind of Political Crisis
Thousands of Haitians have taken to the streets in anti-government protests that quickly turned violent. Several people have been killed and a great amount of property has been damaged in these protes...
13 Feb 201929min
New Research Shows How Countries Can Avoid the "Resource Curse"
The riddle of how to avoid the so-called "resource curse" has bedeviled a generation of policy makers, economists and academics. Resource curse refers to the negative consequences that befall a coun...
10 Feb 201928min
The Co-Founder of Global Citizen Discusses the Future of Global Advocacy
About a decade ago, Simon Moss co-founded Global Citizen with a few friends in Australia. It has since grown into a behemoth of global advocacy on issues related to ending extreme poverty around the w...
6 Feb 201931min
Protests and Repression Returns to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe was rocked by protests in mid-January in the most significant public display of dissatisfaction with the government of Emerson Mnangagwa. Mnangagwa you will remember deposed longtime Zimbawe ...
1 Feb 201929min
