There Has Been a 300% Increase in Measles Cases This Year Mark Leon Goldberg April 19, 2019It is not usual that the heads of UNICEF and the World Health Organization would team up to jointly warn the world about a fast spreading disease that stalks children. But a sudden surge in measles cases in the...
A Revolution in Sudan. What Comes Next? Mark Leon Goldberg April 17, 2019Protesters in Sudan have secured the ouster of longtime ruler Omar al Bashir. The protests began in earnest in December and steadily gained momentum and traction. Then, suddenly, after nearly thirty years in ...
Map of the Day: The 13 Most Overlooked Global Humanitarian Crises Mark Leon Goldberg April 16, 2019How do we know which humanitarian crises are most overlooked, ignored or otherwise off the radar?One measure is how much money is available for the response to a humanitarian crisis. This is a good proxy fo...
A Revolution in Access to Medicine is Underway in Five African Countries Mark Leon Goldberg April 15, 2019Among the many barriers to quality healthcare in the developing world is the high cost of medicine. This is due, in part, to frequent disruptions in the supply chain. Customers who visit a pharmacy to purchase ...
How to Prevent a Demographic “Youth Bulge” From Causing Widespread Unemployment Mark Leon Goldberg April 11, 2019South Africa is experiencing what demographers call a "youth bulge" which occurs when young people make up a disproportionately large percentage of the population. One key challenge facing societies experienci...
How Fear Distorts U.S. Foreign Policy Mark Leon Goldberg April 7, 2019The world has never been safer, wealthier or healthier. So why is it that our foreign policy is dominated by fear and inflated perceptions of threats that can harm us?My guest today, Michael Cohen, and co-a...
The Trump Administration Banned the ICC Prosecutor from Visiting the United States. Are UN Officials Next? Mark Leon Goldberg April 5, 2019The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is banned from the United States. Aside from official meetings at the United Nations, the State Department has placed visa restrictions on Fatou Bensouda, a Ga...
How a Social Entrepreneur is Fighting Counterfeit Medicines in the Developing World Mark Leon Goldberg April 3, 2019Not long ago, the social entrepreneur Bright Simons tried and failed to create a platform to pair organic farmers in Ghana with consumers of organic products. But in that failure he made an important discovery ...
The Head of UNICEF (Who is a Former Republican Official Nominated by Donald Trump) Warns Against Cutting Aid to Central America Mark Leon Goldberg April 3, 2019The head of UNICEF, Henrietta Fore, is a former Republican official. She served in George W. Bush's administration as a top official at USAID, the State Department and even ran the US Mint for several years in ...
