World

On the Brink

Georgina Gustin / Inside Climate News Dec 21, 2022 Climate change-induced drought is exposing cracks in the global food system and overwhelming humanitarian aid. Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )

Is War on the Ballot in the 2020 Elections?

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Oct 21, 2019 A world at war or at peace hangs in the balance. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Greta Thunberg Holds Up D-Day Veteran’s Call to Avert Collapse of Civilization

Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Jul 22, 2019 As she is given the Freedom Prize by France's Normandy, the activist says to honor D-Day veterans we should "stop destroying" the world they "fought so hard to save." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Looming Health Crisis We Aren’t Preparing For

Autumn Vogel / OtherWords Feb 10, 2019 As a fourth-year medical student, I can’t help but worry about my ability to care for my patients in an age of climate change. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Food Shocks and Mass Famine Are Our Shared Future

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Feb 3, 2019 More than ever, the world’s ways of keeping hunger at bay are taking a pounding as food shocks become more frequent Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Khashoggi Case Puts Light on Yemen’s Plight

Afrah Nasser / Truthdig Dec 20, 2018 The worst humanitarian crisis in today’s world has largely been ignored by the media. Now that may be changing. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Yemen Remains on the Verge of a Large-Scale Famine

By Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute Dec 17, 2018 The U.N. and the U.S. Senate weigh in, but will their actions be enough to bring peace? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

One Man Could End World Hunger, but He Won’t

Lee Camp / Truthdig Oct 3, 2018 How far would Jeff Bezos’ $150 billion fortune go if it were used for the common good? Pretty far, as it turns out. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Wizard and the Prophet—Dueling Scientific Visions to Shape Tomorrow

Fred Pearce Feb 9, 2018 A new book unpacks the polar opposites of extreme pessimism and optimism about the future of humanity, through the lives of two of their earliest and most compelling advocates. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Saudi Arabia to Transfer $2 Billion to Yemen

ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI / The Associated Press Jan 17, 2018 The action comes a day after Yemen’s Saudi-backed prime minister appealed to the kingdom and its allies to save the local currency from “complete collapse.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

MSNBC Ignores Catastrophic U.S.-Backed War in Yemen

Ben Norton / FAIR Jan 9, 2018 The leading liberal cable network did not run a single segment devoted specifically to Yemen in the second half of 2017. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Complicit: America’s ‘Non-War’ Crimes in Yemen

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Nov 24, 2017 The U.S. government is enabling Saudi destruction of the poorest Arab state. We're likely to regret it someday. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )