World Nov 11 Biden announces new effort to cut emissions as low-income nations demand more aid By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings
Science Nov 02 Many of the world’s poorest countries are the least polluting but the most climate-vulnerable. Here’s what they want at COP27 Many of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries have done little to cause climate change, yet they are experiencing extreme heat waves, floods and other climate-related disasters. They want wealthier nations – historically the biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions –… By Bethany Tietjen, The Conversation
World May 21 Watch 4:33 Hundreds of years after Haiti paid to be free from slavery the costs are still being felt Haiti is one of the poorest nations in the Western Hemisphere, yet the reasons for that are often overlooked. The New York Times recently conducted an unprecedented investigation into those root causes, which includes revelations about Haiti’s former colonizer: France. By Ali Rogin
Making Sen$e Dec 26 Watch 6:32 How these 2 Nobel winners are challenging popular economics By Paul Solman
World Jul 10 More than half the world’s population lives in urban areas, UN report finds The world's urban population has ballooned to 3.9 billion, or 54 percent of the total population, in 2014, the United Nations reported today. By 2050, this proportion is expected to increase to 66 percent. By Talia Mindich
Aug 20 Watch Where ‘Smoke-Free’ Isn’t the Norm: Global Tobacco Use Booms in Developing World Where 'Smoke-Free' Isn't the Norm: Global Tobacco Use Booms in Developing World… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch Engineers Lend Technical Aid to Developing Countries Spencer Michels reports on how the 8,000 members of the non-profit group Engineers Without Borders are using their technical skills to bring clean water, sanitation and other engineering projects to communities in developing countries. Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch Laptops Offer High-tech Hope in Developing Countries The goal of the One Laptop per Child organization is to provide specially designed, low-cost laptops to children in the developing world. Organization founder Nicholas Negroponte details the campaign and the "Give One Get One" effort in the United States… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch Charity Connects American Doctors to Developing Countries Retired businessman Frank Brady's charity Medical Missions for Children brings together American specialists with doctors in developing countries via teleconferencing to better treat children with rare illnesses. The NewsHour reports on the organization's work. Continue watching