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...
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...
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...
Zimbabwe is in the Midst of its Worst Crisis Since the Fall of Robert Mugabe Mark Leon Goldberg February 4, 2019Zimbabwe was rocked by protests in mid-January in the most significant public display of dissatisfaction with the government of Emerson Mnangagwa.Mnangagwa deposed longtime Zimbabwe ruler Robert Mugabe in a...
What is Next for the United States in Afghanistan? Mark Leon Goldberg January 31, 2019The United States and the Taliban may be close to an agreement. Negotiations over the future of US involvement in Afghanistan are underway in Qatar, and in late January there was word of a "tentative" agreement...
UN Correspondent Chatter: Margaret Besheer of Voice of America Mark Leon Goldberg January 28, 2019Today's episode is the launch of a new series: UN Correspondent Chatter.From time to time I'll check in with an in-house reporter at the United Nations headquarters in New York to discuss the latest news, b...
Will Crisis in Venezuela Lead to Civil War? Mark Leon Goldberg January 24, 2019Venezuela is in the midst of a deep political crisis that could turn extremely dangerous.On January 23rd, the 35-year-old head of the Venezuela's National Assembly Juan Guiado declared himself president of ...
Coffee Is Being Threatened With Extinction Because of Climate Change Mark Leon Goldberg January 22, 2019Two new scientific papers show how climate change is affecting species of coffee plants in Africa, Australia and Asia. The findings of these research studies have big implications for coffee drinkers, coffee pr...
