Global Affairs

Rashida Tlaib. A brown woman wearing glasses sits at a desk at a House hearing
Akiba Solomon  Aug 16, 2019 12:02PM EDT

Israel Says Rep. Tlaib Can Visit If She Doesn't Protest, She Declines

“I have decided that visiting my grandmother under these oppressive conditions stands against everything I believe in—fighting against racism, oppression and injustice.”
A crowd of brown men carries the brown body of Marwan Nasser through the streets.
Akiba Solomon  Aug 15, 2019 3:31PM EDT

With Big Push From Trump, Israel Denies Entry to Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar

The Democratic members of Congress were reportedly looking to visit with Palestinian people to learn more about their lives under Israel’s harsh policies.
Black man stands among his family's ruined possessions
Ayana Byrd  Apr 23, 2019 11:42AM EDT

New Study Finds Global Wealth Inequality Is Tied to Climate Change

Wealthy nations are getting richer as countries inhabited by people of color get hotter and more economically disadvantaged, say researchers.
woman holding protest sign that reads "Resist" in Washington, D.C.
Ayana Byrd  Mar 27, 2019 1:36PM EDT

Trump Administration Expands Reach of Abortion 'Global Gag Rule'

Foreign groups that provide or discuss abortions will lose American funding under a directive that administration officials have championed as “decent” and “right.”
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.
Barack Obama. Black man in tan suit in profile
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.
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.