The State Of U.S.-Saudi Relations, After The Senate’s Rebuke
Robin Wright explains where things stand after a bipartisan group of senators voted to pull military support from Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen, and to tie the country’s leader to a journalist’s death.
Despite Concessions, Macron’s Struggles With Yellow Vest Movement Deepen
NPR’s Scott Simon talks to French journalist Anne Nivat about the political situation in her country, where just a quarter of citizens say they approve the president’s job performance.
Despite Official Threats, Toxic Social Media, Journalist Sees ‘A Battle We Can Win’
Scott Simon talks with Maria Ressa of the investigative website Rappler in the Philippines about being named one of Time’s Persons of the Year, and the mortal dangers some journalists faced this year.
Readers write: US-Russia exchange, and how to address genocide?
What a pleasant surprise to see Sharon Tennison profiled in the People Making a Difference feature in the Oct. 22 Weekly Print Edition! Our family traveled with her 30 years ago as part of her program Center for Citizen Initiatives, which sets up trips…
Global Newsstand: China and the US begin to realize the costs of their trade war, and more
The Hindu / Chennai, India
Countries Struggle To Agree On Rules For Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
As a major climate conference nears its end in Poland, negotiators are still haggling over the rules nations must follow in order to meet their commitments to reduce greenhouse gases.
Stuck between China and US, Canada finds itself ‘alone in the world’
Just a few years ago, it would have been unthinkable that the United States would not back Canada in a geopolitical standoff. In reaction, Ottawa has been seeking a place in this shifting international landscape, in part bolstered by economic and poli…
Israel booms with babies as developed world’s birth rates plummet. Here’s why.
Pro-natalist Israel is having a sustained baby boom, and now has the highest per capita rate of population growth in the developed world, experts say. Families here have an average of 3.1 children, compared with 1.7 in other developed countries. At t…
Episode #1851
Poet Javier Zamora is forced to return to El Salvador to apply for a visa, his first trip back in nearly 20 years. Also, an interview with Alfonso Cuarón about “Roma.”
What strips power from today’s emperors
In democracies, leaders are often reminded, outside regular elections, about the source of their authority and how that responsibility is to be exercised. Take these events just in recent days:
Prescription art: Take in two museums and call me in the morning
The five pavilions that comprise the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, one of Canada’s most prominent institutions, draw their share of art lovers, of tourists, and of ragtag school groups. During any given week, there are deaf teens and young adults view…
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