Global Affairs

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.
Donald Trump
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.
Buildings are seen near the ocean as reports indicate that Miami-Dade County will be one of the most at-risk places for rising water levels due to climate change on March 14, 2012, in North Miami, Florida.
Yessenia Funes  Jun 20, 2017 2:53PM EDT

This #WorldRefugeeDay, Let's Remember the Victims of Climate Change

By 2050, we could see up to 350 million climate refugees.
Flags of the G7 group of nations, as well as the flag of the European Union, stand on a stage in the ancient amphitheater prior to the beginning of the G7 Taormina summit on the island of Sicily on May 26, 2017, in Taormina, Italy.
Yessenia Funes  Jun 13, 2017 11:34AM EDT

U.S. Does Not Sign G7 Document on Climate Change

This is the administration’s latest move in staying out of the Paris Agreement.
Journalist Maria Hinojosa speaks after "The Latino List: Volume Two" Screening on September 21, 2012 in New York City. Listen to her and co-host Julio Ricardo Varela interview two guests on their podcast, "In the Thick."
Yessenia Funes  Jun 8, 2017 3:53PM EDT

ICYMI: This Podcast Breaks Down a Deeper Issue Hidden in the Paris Agreement Withdrawal

And that’s environmental racism.
A U.S. border wall tops a levee near Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border on March 15, 2017, near La Grulla, Texas.
Yessenia Funes  Jun 7, 2017 3:57PM EDT

This Is Trump's Latest Proposal to Fund His 'Great Wall'

Hint: It involves solar panels.
Gov. David Ige signing bills SB 599 and HB 1578 on June 6, 2017, in Honolulu.
Yessenia Funes  Jun 7, 2017 10:57AM EDT

Hawaii Becomes First State to Pass Legislation Supporting Paris Agreement

Gov. David Ige signed two bills that would further the fight against climate change.
President Donald Trump announces his decision for the United States to pull out of the Paris Agreement at the White House June 1, 2017, in Washington, D.C.
Yessenia Funes  Jun 5, 2017 4:10PM EDT

What It Means That The U.S. is Leaving The Green Climate Fund

One consequence of withdrawing from the Paris Agreement could have immediate consequences for developing nations. 
Yessenia Funes  Jun 2, 2017 11:09AM EDT

Politicians and Environmentalists React After Trump Pulls US From Paris Agreement

The president says he’s open to negotiating the terms of the agreement, though world leaders assert it can not be renegotiated.
G-7 leaders attend a working lunch during the Summit of the Heads of State and of Government of the G-7 on May 26, 2017, in Taormina, Italy.
Yessenia Funes  May 30, 2017 11:08AM EDT

Trump Returns From Abroad Without a Decision on Paris Agreement

The international agreement would reduce greenhouse gas emissions to prevent further climate catastrophe.
Brown man with white shirt and white earbuds in front of yellow wall with red couch and multicolored art
Sameer Rao  May 18, 2017 1:11PM EDT

After 36 Years Behind Bars, Oscar López Rivera is Still Committed to Puerto Rican Independence

The longtime political prisoner and former Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional member pledges to tour the island to “share ideas and promote unity” around Puerto Rican nationhood.
Black woman in camouflage jacket with fist raised next to Brown man in white t-shirt next to person with paper covering their face in front of crowd and brown and grey apartment buildings and blue sky
Sameer Rao  May 1, 2017 3:02PM EDT

#MayDay Actions in 7 Scenes

Advocacy groups and activists are gathering in cities across the world to demand an end to oppressive systems of power. Here, some video from actions helmed by groups of color in the United States. 
A windmill is seen during 2016 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 30, 2016, in Indio, California.
Yessenia Funes  Apr 14, 2017 3:25PM EDT

STUDY: Countries Need to Transition to Renewables Sooner to Meet Paris Climate Goal

If nations stay on their current course, global temperatures will rise more than a degree higher than the agreement’s goal. 
Surveillance cameras stand above the U.S.-Mexican border fence at Playas de Tijuana on January 27, 2017, in Tijuana, Mexico.
Yessenia Funes  Apr 12, 2017 3:01PM EDT

Environmental Group First to Sue Trump Administration for Border Wall

Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ): “Trump’s wall … will do little more than perpetuate human suffering while irrevocably damaging our public lands and the wildlife that depend on them.”