One of the many challenges facing the United States today is an education system that seems to be rotting from the bottom: while graduate and...
Teach the Children Well / Shawn Benjamin
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Podcasts
Knocking on Europe’s Door / Sergio Carrera
European politicians talk endlessly about the rule of law, justice, human dignity and freedom of movement. But those words fade fast when the issue...
SPOTLIGHT: The Year of the Ballot / Isabel Aninat
During 2024 more than 50 countries, including seven of the world’s most populous nations, will vote in national elections. While many thousands of...
What’s Warmer, Wetter, and Greener? / Tero Mustonen
(SPOILER ALERT: THE ARCTIC—AND IT SHOULDN’T BE!) The Arctic is warming at least twice as fast as anywhere else on the planet. All the vital...
Cry for Argentina? / Eduardo Amadeo
Why not? The country's inflation rate is approaching 150%. 40% of its people live in poverty. The currency is practically worthless. And Argentina...
War Without End? / Svitlana Morenets
On January 1st Ukraine’s President Zelensky welcomed 2023 with the words, "Happy New Year! The year of our victory!’ Instead, as we approach year’s...
Getting Russia Right / Thomas Graham
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...
People-Centered Justice / Allyson Maynard-Gibson
It’s commonplace today to bemoan the erosion of democracy almost everywhere. Seemingly endless polls document citizens’ complaints; even more...
Can Violent Extremists Leave Their Pasts Behind?
Guest host Michael Niconchuk looks for answers with experts Juncal Fernandez-Garayzabal and Noah Tucker. Violent extremism is growing globally. It...