Why 1,500 of Americans are Showing Their Support for the United Nations Mark Leon Goldberg February 21, 2019More than 1,500 Americans are convening at the United Nations on Friday for the 2019 Global Engagement Summit. This is an annual gathering of Americans who support a robust partnership between the United States...
Here is How the UN Is Impacted By The Budget Deal Between President Trump and Congress Mark Leon Goldberg February 20, 2019The United States averted another government shutdown last week when Congress passed a budget that was swiftly signed into law by President Trump. The headlines out of this budget battle were dominated by Trump...
We Already Know Vaccines Save Lives. New Research Shows How They Fight Poverty, Too Mark Leon Goldberg February 18, 2019A measles outbreak is ravaging children in several states in the United States, including Washington and Oregon have sickened hundreds of of children, many unvaccinated. Thousands more have been exposed to the ...
Massive Protests in Haiti Spark a New Kind of Political Crisis Mark Leon Goldberg February 14, 2019Thousands of Haitians have taken to the streets in anti-government protests that quickly turned violent. Several people have been killed and a great amount of property has been damaged in these protests.Hai...
Venezuela is a Refugee Crisis Mark Leon Goldberg February 12, 2019The current political upheaval in Venezuela was preceded by Latin America's worst-ever refugee crisis. By most estimates, several thousand Venezuelans are fleeing the country every day. Most are going to neighb...
New Research Shows How Countries Can Avoid the “Resource Curse” Mark Leon Goldberg February 11, 2019The riddle of how to avoid the so-called "resource curse" has bedeviled a generation of policy makers, economists and academics."Resource curse" refers to the negative consequences that befall a country whe...
Foodies Are Celebrating the New United Nations Holiday, World Pulses Day Mark Leon Goldberg February 8, 2019The United Nations General Assembly voted to add "World Pulses Day" to the official UN calendar of awareness raising holidays and commemorations. So, World Pulses Day will be commemorated for the first time at ...
The Co-Founder of Global Citizen Describes the Future of Advocacy in International Affairs Mark Leon Goldberg February 7, 2019About a decade ago, Simon Moss co-founded Global Citizen with a few friends in Australia. It has since grown into a behemoth of global advocacy on issues related to ending extreme poverty around the world.I...
An American Has Always Lead the World Bank…Until Now? Mark Leon Goldberg February 5, 2019President Trump is reportedly picking David Malpass, an official at the Treasury Department, as the US nominee to serve as president of the World Bank.Under normal circumstances, this would mean that David ...
