global issues

The impact of giving up is exactly the same as the impact of denying climate change.

When it comes to foreign intervention, we often overlook the practices that creep into life back home.

Establishing cultural rights to protect diverse groups may not be the answer.

Global warming appears to be front of mind for people worldwide.

Change is coming, but not from the generation that currently holds positions of power.

Researchers believe that war exacerbates climate change, threatening the environment and making future wars more likely.

More than ever before, we’re aware of the tragedy and suffering that goes on in the world. But does that mean we can do more about it?

Big Think’s eighth most popular video of the year reveals what the real future of war could look like.

Recent research estimates that the growth of emissions slowed down to 0.6 percent in 2019. However, this still means that humans released more CO2 into the atmosphere in 2019 than in any other year.

Going from a solitary teenage protester in front of the Swedish parliament to a global icon in little more than a year certainly merits a distinction.

Paying a fee for greenhouse gas emissions may spur a revolution, in terms of corporate behavior, amid the climate crisis.

An international study finds the vast majority of 15-year-olds can’t tell when they’re being manipulated.

Let’s not kid ourselves: Coral reefs are in serious danger. But numerous ambitious projects are underway with the goal of keeping these ecosystems alive.

MIT team successfully tests a new method for verification of weapons reduction.

A new children’s program may help displaced Syrian children find stability and belonging in their new communities.

Millennial income did not recover from the Great Recession like older generations’, a disparity that can have dire consequences for future generations.

To solve the problem of negative digital disruption, technologies of the future must overcome the inequalities of today.

Recycling is linear, but the economy shouldn’t be.

When academics and journalists forego sharing their findings, out of intimidation, we all lose out.

A second step is to determine where violence concentrates and who is most at risk.

A review of the global “wall” that divides rich from poor.

There’s concrete tradeoff logic lurking beneath the numbers and market abstractions.

Is capitalism naturally unempathetic?

Turkish government is trying to silence its own.

In hopes of saving their countries, many small nations are making big promises on cutting emissions.

But few critics actually addressed the science on climate change.

In 1919, Woodrow Wilson attempted to rally the U.S. behind the League of Nations. His failure suggested the way forward.

A new report argues that we stand to gain a lot economically by investing in 5 key areas.

A review of Latin America’s growing crisis.

Even if automation makes human trafficking economically inefficient, that alone won’t end this unethical practice.