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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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December 4, 2013
Israel
A Conversation About Israel
Israeli columnist Ari Shavit just came out with a new book, My Promised Land, that is receiving tremendous media attention in the United States. I joined Ari and David Remnick, editor of The New York…
November 14, 2013
The World Next Week: Iran Talks Resume in Geneva, Chile Votes for President, and New Space Missions Launch
The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the ongoing Iranian nuclear negotiations, the Chilean presidential election, and the space missions launching next week. [audio: http:/…
February 12, 2019
Election 2020
Meet Andrew Yang, Democratic Presidential Candidate
Update: Andrew Yang announced on February 11, 2020, that he was ending his campaign. Chances are you haven’t heard of Andrew Yang even though he’s been running for president for more than a year n…
May 28, 2015
Israel
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the Question of Hamas, Gaza, and Israel
Amnesty International has just issued a report on human rights violations by Hamas in Gaza during last year’s conflict between Hamas and Israel. It has garnered a great deal of attention, in part be…
December 3, 2012
Cuba
Alan Gross Begins His Fourth Year in a Cuban Prison
Alan Gross begins his fourth year in a Cuban prison tomorrow, having been jailed on December 3, 2009. The State Department issued a good statement: Tomorrow Alan Gross will begin his fourth ye…