Together But Apart

The surprising reason Halloween candy is so expensive

A story of West Africa, climate change, and when global inequality hurts us all

Oct 31 • 

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MrBeast is Aid's Biggest Spokesperson

If you're surprised, it's because you're living in yesterday's media environment

Oct 21 • 

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How to organize for global justice

An interview with Isaac Evans-Frantz of Action Corps

Oct 8 • 

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September 2025

Traveling the world when your country is the main character

I've been to eight countries this year. The US never felt far away.

Sep 21 • 

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The Four P's That Connect the World

Products, payments, people, and pollution

Sep 8 • 

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August 2025

Everyone is misunderstanding what happened to USAID

I read 18 pieces reckoning with the end of USAID. Here's what they get wrong.

Aug 21 • 

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40 million Black Americans are eligible for Beninese citizenship

How a recent law shows the promise and challenges of trying to right the wrongs of the past

Aug 1 • 

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July 2025

Most people don't care about your issue

If you want to make political change, the general public is generally not your audience

Jul 28 • 

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Five reasons for hope

Earlier this year the United Nations General Assembly declared July 12 the International Day of Hope.

Jul 12 • 

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A global war for the rich

Making the rich richer is the unifying theme for so much of what Trump does at home and abroad

Jul 8 • 

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June 2025

10 Books for the Summer

It’s summer!

Jun 20 • 

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What has the world thought of the Trump administration?

In geopolitics as in high school, being this unpopular is bad

Jun 6 • 

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