Sep 6, 2018 | Politics & Society
By Andrew Fagan As Myanmar sends journalists to jail, the pressure is mounting on Aung San Suu Kyi. The government of Myanmar and its de facto head, Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, are facing renewed international condemnation after two Reuters journalists, Wa...
Sep 6, 2018 | Science & Technology
By Lucy V Justice, Martin Conway & Shazia Akhtar Do you remember when you were a baby? What was your first memory? I can remember being a baby. I recall being in a vast room inside a doctor’s surgery. I was passed to a nurse and then placed in cold metal scales to...
Sep 6, 2018 | Politics & Society
By Calvin Schermerhorn Calvin Schermerhorn argues the North American prisoner strike exposes an age old American reliance on forced labor. Prisoners in 17 states and several Canadian provinces are on strike in protest of prison labor conditions. Their demonstrations...
Sep 5, 2018 | Business & Economics, Science & Technology
Marc Jacobson has been working to take the world to 100% renewable energy by 2050, which he argues can slow down climate change and reverse some of the damage. Maria Armoudian spoke to Jacobson, co-founder of the Solutions Project, about his ongoing work to counter...
Sep 4, 2018 | Politics & Society
What types of criminal proceedings are possible for a US president? What types of secrets can they keep? Who can they fire, and who can they pardon? Maria Armoudian spoke with Heidi Kitrosser and Eric M. Freedman about the historical context around the current legal...
Sep 4, 2018 | Politics & Society, Referee
By Guechbouy OEUNG (Min) Guechbouy OEUNG (Min) looks at whether a reunified Korea would alter Sino-North Korean relations. The meeting between North Korean and South Korean leaders during the Inter-Korean Summit on 27th April 2018, to end the Korean War is a major...
Sep 3, 2018 | Business & Economics, Politics & Society
By Jonas Gamso Is China worsening the developing world’s environmental crisis? Jonas Gamso explores. The developing world is in the midst of an environmental crisis. Simply breathing the air is a leading cause of death. One recent study found that pollution is...
Sep 3, 2018 | Science & Technology
By Michelle Langley Michelle Langley looks at new research that revealed information showing the first known person to have had parents of two different species. A new ancient DNA study published in Nature today reports the first known person to have had parents of...
Aug 30, 2018 | Business & Economics
By Jovana Stanisljevic Is the world facing a major chocolate crisis? Jovana Stanisljevic finds out. No more chocolate by 2050? Several articles have pointed recently that we are heading to a major chocolate crisis. Global chocolate market value keeps reaching new...
Aug 30, 2018 | Politics & Society
By Neil Visalvanich Will Donald Trump survive Michael Cohen’s decision to turn on him? Neil Visalvanich investigates. Donald Trump’s former personal attorney and “fixer”, Michael Cohen, has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of fraud, among other crimes,...