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 ...
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...
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 ...
Ahead of Trump Meeting, Egypt’s Abdel Fatah al-Sisi Seeks to Consolidate Power Mark Leon Goldberg April 1, 2019The White House confirmed that Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi is to meet President Trump at the White House on April 9. The invitation to the White House was offered amid a deepening crackdown on human ...
New Trends in Global Trade Are Changing How Women Work Around the World Mark Leon Goldberg March 28, 2019Global trade is changing how women work.Supermarkets and major brands source much of their materials and manufacturing in the developing world as part of a "Global Value Chain." This is a way of obtaining r...
“It’s Really Worrying Right Now.” An Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is NOT Under Control Mark Leon Goldberg March 24, 2019The second worst Ebola outbreak in history is currently unfolding in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since August last year there have been nearly 1,000 confirmed cases and over 600 deaths.The DRC is a ve...
Why Snakebites are a Global Health Problem Mark Leon Goldberg March 21, 2019Getting bitten by a poisonous snake is not just an individual injury -- rather it is now recognized as a global health hazard. The World Health Organization estimates that between 80,000 and 136,000 people die...
