Better Know President Biden’s Pick For The Top US Human Rights Post, Sarah Margon Mark Leon Goldberg June 10, 2021 On April 23, 2021, President Joe Biden has nominated Sarah Margon as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy Human Rights and Labor. This is the top human rights post in the United States government. This is...
The Dictator’s “Digital Dilemma” Mark Leon Goldberg June 7, 2021 Digital repression is on the rise. Governments around the world have used tools like mass surveillance, internet blocking and disinformation to stay in power. This includes both autocratic governments and weak ...
A Grounds-Eye View Of The Demise Of Democracy and Freedom Of Speech In Hong Kong Mark Leon Goldberg June 1, 2021 Hana Meihan Davis comes from a long line of democracy activists in Hong Kong. Today, they are all either in exile, facing arrest, or something in between. Hana Meihan Davis is the author of the new book F...
How Will Europe, the United States and Russia Respond to the Audacious Arrest of a Dissident in Belarus? Mark Leon Goldberg May 27, 2021 On Sunday May 23rd a Belarusian fighter jet intercepted a civilian Ryan Air flight and forced it land in Minsk, Belarus. Authorities promptly arrested a dissident journalist onboard named Raman Protasevich and ...
Why The Transition to Green Economies May Fuel Demand for Conflict Minerals Mark Leon Goldberg May 24, 2021 As the world turns towards greener economies there will be a surge in demand for natural resources that enable a less carbon intensive future. This includes the mineral cobalt, which is key component of batteri...
Better Know Nayib Bukele, the Hipster, Millennial and Authoritarian President of El Salvador Mark Leon Goldberg May 20, 2021 The president of El Salvador is a political phenomenon. Nayib Bukele was elected in 2019 as a 37 year old third party candidate. He has a hipster's disposition and his trademark outfit is a backwards hat with j...
The Conflict in Israel and Palestine Takes A Dangerous Turn Mark Leon Goldberg May 17, 2021 Conflict in Israel and Palestine is escalating in ways that we have seen before. Provocations have lead to armed violence, with the logic of escalation so far ruling the day. But what distinguishes this late...
The Chief Economist of the World Food Program Explains Why Global Hunger is On the Rise Mark Leon Goldberg May 13, 2021 Arif Hussain is the chief economist of the World Food Program. It is his job to track food prices and other variables that contribute to food security. We last spoke on the podcast 15 months ago, just before th...
Why We Need to “Decolonize” Global Health Mark Leon Goldberg May 10, 2021 It was a combination of imperial ambition and white supremacy that inspired the advent of the field of global health in the 19th century -- and that colonialist legacy can still be seen in the practice of globa...
