Trump Speaks at World Economic Forum in Switzerland (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Jan 27, 2018 The president told the group of world leaders that his "America first" trade policy does not mean "America alone." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Trump Says Palestinians Must Return to Talks to Receive U.S. Aid

CATHERINE LUCEY / The Associated Press Jan 25, 2018 The president makes the threat in Switzerland at the World Economic Forum, also attended by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Will Try to Sell ‘America First’ at Economic Summit

CATHERINE LUCEY / The Associated Press Jan 25, 2018 The president arrives at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland ready to argue that his protectionist agenda can go hand-in-hand with global cooperation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trudeau Announces Pacific Trade Deal Without U.S.

The Associated Press Jan 23, 2018 The latest on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Trump, Schumer Meet as GOP, Democrats Trade Pre-Shutdown Blame

ANDREW TAYLOR, ALAN FRAM, and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Jan 19, 2018 As a government closure looms, the White House said the president would not leave for a planned weekend trip to Florida. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Oceans Will Be Swimming With More Plastic Than Fish by 2050, Report Warns

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2016 A new report by the World Economic Forum says 8 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean every year-- the equivalent of one garbage truckload of waste every minute. The report projects that by 2050, the weight of plastic in the seas will exceed that of the fish. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The World We are Shaping Is Feeling the Strain

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jan 16, 2015 The world risks being destabilised by human activity, scientists report, most of it the work of a wealthy minority of us. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

2095: The Year of Gender Equality in the Workplace?

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Oct 30, 2014 We’ll have to wait 81 years for gender parity in the workplace, a World Economic Forum report projects. Here's more about what the WEF figures mean for women around the world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Nigerian Parents Say Boko Haram Video Confirms Worst ‘Fears’ About Abducted Girls

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2014 Nigerian parents on Tuesday said their worst fears about their daughters' fates had been confirmed after Boko Haram, which kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls last month, threatened to sell the hostages as "slaves." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Fracking Won’t Avert Energy Crisis, Davos Is Told

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Jan 25, 2014 A world oil crisis is imminent, a British renewable energy entrepreneur is to tell the World Economic Forum this week -- and fracking for shale oil and gas is not the answer to it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Blurring Mandela and Neo-Liberalism

By Danny Schechter Dec 15, 2013 Rather than tell how global corporations and banks pressured the Mandela government to keep economic power where it was during apartheid, Andrew Ross Sorkin and The New York Times claimed the South African hero saw "the light" at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.Rather than tell how Mandela was pressured to keep economic power where it was during apartheid, The New York Times claimed the South African hero saw "the light" at the World Economic Forum. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Economist Stern: ‘I Got It Wrong on Climate Change — It’s Far, Far Worse’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 28, 2013 Lord Nicholas Stern, the widely respected author of a landmark 2006 government-commissioned report on global warming’s effect on the world economy, says he underestimated the risks and should have been more “blunt” about the dangers posed by rising temperatures. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )