This is a Foundation Essay for The Conversation Global. Our series of Foundation Essays provide an in-depth investigation of a particular global challenge. In this…
Mexico
Part I: Jill Nussinow, Vegan Under Pressure, Part II: Allison Rivers Samson and Michelle Cehn, The Dairy Detox
#1-Food shopping at a big, chaotic, outdoor Latin market is a real adventure. Contrary to what these places look like- blind alleys, weird sights and…
Going east or west from Switzerland one would have to cross at least half the planet before reaching the Pacific Ocean. This distance alone makes it…
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s hasty, fly-by meeting yesterday with President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico served as a backdrop for a speech he made…
While international efforts are under way to help keep dwindling populations of monarch butterflies from disappearing, scientists are raising concerns about how severe weather and a loss…
Jack examines in detail Trump’s acceptance speech and its non-traditional Republican themes criticizing Free Trade, US national debt, NAFTA, China, offshoring, taxes, military spending-NATO, and…
A centerpiece of Trump’s campaign, that is gaining support for him among white working class voters in key swing states like Pennsylvania and Ohio, is…
The war on cannabis that began in the 1930s seems to be coming to an end. Research shows that this natural plant, rather than posing…
Descriptions for The ExPat Files Show #573 #1- Latins tend to mix English and Metric weights and measures with no apparent rhyme or reason. It…
Unconditional basic income, a policy option that seems radical by American standards, is gaining new traction across Europe, Canada, and even a few places in…
Graphic from the State of North American Birds report. The just released State of North America’s Birds report is grim reading. Based on a comprehensive evaluation of…