Global Affairs

Marc Lamont Hill. Black man in blue suit jacket and white shirt with white screen behind him

Kenrya Rankin Nov 30, 2018 11:56AM EST

Watch the UN Speech That Got Marc Lamont Hill Fired From CNN

The author, scholar and activist delivered the remarks at the United Nations as part of the annual programming for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

Large group of Hondurans march north as part of mass migration march. Young man wearing red shirt holds a small child and is surrounded by women and men as hey walk on a Central American road.

Shani Saxon Oct 16, 2018 4:47PM EDT

Mass Migration March Continues As Roughly 3,000 Hondurans Head for U.S. Border

March of the Migrant grows in strength despite warnings from the Trump administration that the group won’t be allowed in the country.

Kenrya Rankin Jul 17, 2018 8:25AM EDT

LIVESTREAM: Barack Obama Gives Speech on Legacy of Nelson Mandela

The former president is live from Johannesburg, South Africa to commemorate what would be Mandela’s 100th birthday.

Two people outside standing against a brown steel wall overlooking the construction of a concrete wall

catherine lizette gonzalez Jul 16, 2018 12:21PM EDT

Book Q&A: How the Government Constructed An Anti-Immigrant Machine

In her new book, “We Built The Wall,” author Eileen Truax unravels how the United States’ economic and political interests stirred the violent conditions immigrants flee from and the policies that shut them out.

Jon M. Chu with black hair in black suit in front of dark background

Sameer Rao Jul 12, 2018 3:17PM EDT

Jon M. Chu Vows to Protect Thai Cave Rescue Film From Whitewashing

“We have the power to not only make history, but be the historians that record it, too. So that it’s told correctly and respectfully. Couldn’t just sit here watching how others would ‘interpret’ this important story.”

United Nations calls on United States to end practice of separating families at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Alfonso Serrano Jun 5, 2018 11:38AM EDT

U.N. Calls on U.S. to Halt Family Separation at Mexico Border

The United Nations says children fleeing Central American violence warrant international protection.

Open marketplace with brown dirt pathway and Black women and men in multicolored clothing in front of grey buildings and green mountains

Sameer Rao May 31, 2018 5:36PM EDT

What Can Wakanda Teach Us About Foreign Policy?

According to one Dartmouth College instructor, a lot.

A brown woman wearing a black floral dress and a light peach hijab smiles while holding up a fist

Akiba Solomon May 16, 2018 12:51PM EDT

Dear America: Linda Sarsour Has Advice for Some of Us Who Are Brave

In the aftermath of Israeli soldiers killing more than 60 Palestinian protestors on Monday, the Palestinian-American organizer urges “brave Americans” to “choose to be on the right side of history.”

Woman at a protest wearing a red Make America Great Again hat. British flags fly behind her.

catherine lizette gonzalez Nov 30, 2017 2:58PM EST

Trump Tweets Anti-Muslim Videos, World Calls Him Out

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.): “The president is racist. There’s no doubt about that in my mind.”

Wihte man in black suit next to Black man in grey suit in front of red white and blue U.S. and Russian flags and black background

Sameer Rao Nov 1, 2017 3:32PM EDT

ICYMI: Russian Intelligence Has Targeted Black Activists for Decades

This isn’t the first time they weaponized America’s racism.

Earth as seen from a distance of 1 million miles by a NASA scientific camera aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory spacecraft on July 6, 2015.

Yessenia Funes Jul 6, 2017 1:24PM EDT

New Climate Change Study Shuts Down Climate Deniers

The peer-reviewed research shows that future global warming may be worse than scientists had previously projected.

Kenrya Rankin Jun 27, 2017 1:47PM EDT

How the World Views Trump's Presidency in One Crazy Chart

The Pew Research Center asked people in 37 countries how confident they are that President Donald Trump will “do the right thing.” Here’s how they responded.

Image courtesy of Rainforest Action Network

Yessenia Funes Jun 21, 2017 12:09PM EDT

REPORT: Bank Investments in Fossil Fuels Threaten Climate Change Goals

A new report finds that with $87 billion going toward the fossil fuel industry last year, banks are funding the possible failure of the Paris Agreement.