Brother, Can You Spare a Wage Hike?
NEED TO KNOW WORLD Brother, Can You Spare a Wage Hike? An Iranian immigrant, Zahra Hossein Zadeh, earns $19 an hour cleaning […]
Fighting the Undertow
NEED TO KNOW AFRICA Fighting the Undertow Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was sworn in as president Tuesday after a stunning defeat […]
Recall Rage
NEED TO KNOW TAIWAN Recall Rage Is too much democracy a bad thing? If you ask some progressive politicians in Taiwan these […]
The Overachiever
NEED TO KNOW ICELAND The Overachiever Iceland has long punched above its weight in tourism, scientific prowess, the arts and other realms […]
The Winners of Nothing
NEED TO KNOW AFGHANISTAN The Winners of Nothing A week ago, the Taliban toppled the Afghan government and took over the country. […]
Weaponizing Passports
NEED TO KNOW UKRAINE Weaponizing Passports Russian officials have been issuing Russian passports to residents of eastern Ukraine, a region that has […]
Truth & Consequences
NEED TO KNOW THE PHILIPPINES Truth & Consequences Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court want to investigate whether people died unjustly in […]
The Crypto Fiat
NEED TO KNOW EL SALVADOR The Crypto Fiat Bitcoin has fascinated and frightened investors who love to watch its value rise (one […]
Weaponizing Secularism
NEED TO KNOW FRANCE Weaponizing Secularism Ever since French officials banned Muslim women from wearing face veils at schools in 2004, the […]
The Fall
NEED TO KNOW AFGHANISTAN The Fall Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country Sunday as Taliban fighters entered Kabul, leading to the […]
Problem Child
NEED TO KNOW POLAND Problem Child From the headlines, one would think Poland is at war with the European Union. The Central […]
A Storm Is Brewing
NEED TO KNOW ZAMBIA A Storm Is Brewing Zambian President Edgar Lungu deployed the army after clashes between members of his ruling […]
A Page, Borrowed
NEED TO KNOW BRAZIL A Page, Borrowed Protesters staged events throughout Brazil recently after far-right populist President Jair Bolsonaro, citing baseless claims […]
Energy Chess
NEED TO KNOW RUSSIA Energy Chess The US and Germany recently reached a deal wherein the US would agree to drop its […]
Hunting Equilibrium
NEED TO KNOW EUROPE Hunting Equilibrium Italian officials recently banned massive cruise ships from the fabled lagoon of the City of Canals. […]
It’s Getting Hot in Here
NEED TO KNOW MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA It’s Getting Hot in Here As Americans and Turks worry about hazy skies from […]
The Invasion of the Nurdle
NEED TO KNOW SRI LANKA The Invasion of the Nurdle First, smoke from the burning container ship X-Press Pearl polluted the skies […]
Little Brother
NEED TO KNOW WORLD Little Brother Azerbaijani authorities filmed journalist Khadija Ismayilova in intimate situations in her home in Baku, alleged that […]
Hats, White and Black
NEED TO KNOW PERU Hats, White and Black Peruvians living in the Andean town of Niño Jesús de Huarapite feel as if […]
Papers, Please
NEED TO KNOW EUROPEAN UNION Papers, Please Imagine a lamp-lit cobblestone street on a dark, foggy night in Paris. As an innocent […]
A Land of No Yield
Test your global knowledge with our new weekly quiz. Just scroll down past Discoveries and you’ll find it. NEED TO KNOW MADAGASCAR […]
Pandemic+’Coup’/geopolitics=Crisis
NEED TO KNOW TUNISIA Pandemic+’Coup’/geopolitics=Crisis For some, the coronavirus pandemic feels like it’s ending. For Tunisians, it’s as if it has just […]
Sparking Tinder
NEED TO KNOW SOUTH AFRICA Sparking Tinder The BBC video of a woman throwing her baby out of a burning building illustrates […]
Pride Goeth…
NEED TO KNOW CHINA Pride Goeth… China is building more than 100 new nuclear missile silos in its northwestern desert, according to […]