World Oct 13 How U.S. can help crumbling Afghan economy and support international aid efforts It's been two months since the Taliban took control of Kabul and solidified their grip on Afghanistan. The country's banking system and economy is all but collapsing. Afghanistan needs urgent help, according to the head of one of the largest…
World Oct 12 N. Korea flexes nuclear power amid regional arms race, wants U.S. to end ‘hostile policy’ With the many crises both domestic and global facing the Biden White House, one key challenge — North Korea — has decided to make its presence known. Surrounded by missiles and other weaponry, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un put…
World Oct 11 A look at the life of A.Q. Khan, scientist behind Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program The father of Pakistan's atomic bomb and a proponent of nuclear proliferation, Abdul Qadeer Khan, died Sunday at the age of 85 after a lengthy battle with COVID-19. He was a figure mired in controversy who launched Pakistan's nuclear weapons…
World Oct 08 Why the Nobel Peace Prize was won by 2 journalists, and what that means for press freedom The Nobel Committee often likes to make a statement when it awards the Nobel Peace Prize every year, and 2021 is no different. Two journalists, one from the Philippines, the other from Russia, were recipients — at a time when…
World Oct 06 Ethiopia’s ‘sophisticated campaign’ to withhold food, fuel and other aid from Tigray Wednesday in the United Nations Security Council, the secretary general criticized the Ethiopian government for recently kicking out UN aid workers. He urged the government to allow aid to flow into the northern region of Tigray, where for nearly the…
World Oct 04 Biden officials to enforce Trump trade deal with China, work toward ‘durable coexistence’ The Biden administration on Monday unveiled its long awaited approach to trade relations with China. U.S. trade representative Katherine Tai said she would restart trade talks with Beijing, but maintain most Trump-era tariffs on china. Nick Schifrin explains.
Economy Oct 04 ‘Pandora Papers’ expose how world leaders and the ultra-rich move their money The “Pandora Papers," written by a worldwide consortium of journalists, reveal how world leaders and the mega-rich can hide billions of dollars in secret offshore accounts, which investigators say drain money from government treasuries and can undermine national security. Nick…
World Sep 30 Exploring Evergrande’s financial failures and why China’s government is stepping in "Too big to fail" was a phrase used during the global financial crisis for large companies so over-extended that their collapse could cripple global finance. China is now trying to take a too-big company with too much debt, and manage…
Politics Sep 28 Milley, military leaders contradict Biden on support for complete Afghanistan withdrawal The end of America's 20-year war in Afghanistan was a "strategic failure," according to the assessment of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley. Milley, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Gen. Frank McKenzie, who runs…
Science Sep 23 U.S. and E.U. climate envoys on how China, developing nations can help combat crisis The U.N. warns that unless the world acts faster than promised, Earth's temperatures will rise to catastrophic, irreversible levels. The U.S. calls the upcoming climate summit the last chance for the world to avoid disaster. Nick Schifrin discusses the crisis…