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Tag Archives: Current Events
Poland’s president says he will sign controversial Holocaust bill
Poland may implement a law that will make it illegal to accuse the country of involvement with the Holocaust. Click to learn more about the law and the controversy surrounding it.
Baltimore rededicates ex-Confederate site to Harriet Tubman
In another chapter of America’s reckoning with the history of slavery, Baltimore has removed Confederate statues from one of its parks and renamed it after abolionist Harriet Tubman.
The Rohingya Crisis
Get an overview of the injustices faced by the group of people considered by many to be the world’s most persecuted minority.
Quiz: What’s Your Freedom Type?
Answer questions based on realistic scenarios to find out where you rank in the balance between freedom and security. Then, see which historical figures fit and clash with your “freedom type.”
Top 5 Worst Dictators
See a round-up of some of the most Macbeth-like rulers of the 21st century.
My students call me the ‘peace teacher.’ My job has never felt more important.
Linda Ryden, an elementary school teacher in Washington D.C., explains how teaching mindfulness has led to fewer fights and less bullying.
A Harvard study identified the precise reason protests are an effective way to cause political change
A study on the Tea Party’s 2009 “Tax Day” protest showed researchers that protests are effective, but not in the way one might think.
Human Flow
All over the world, people displaced by war, famine, and other hardships must travel to unknown places to start new lives. This trailer for a documentary film by artist Ai Weiwei touches on the challenges they face along the journey.
A Holocaust Survivor’s Digital Doppelgänger
The Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York now features a virtual version of Eva Schloss, stepsister of Anne Frank and survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
Controversy over plan to name train after Anne Frank
In 2017, Germany’s national railway considered naming one of its trains after Anne Frank. Many people objected to the plan. Read this article to learn more.
Is “Time’s Up” the Next Step for the #MeToo Movement?
Find out about the push to turn the power of #metoo into action that improves lives at all levels, across the country.
Polar ice reveals secrets of carbon-climate feedbacks
Climate change models are more complicated than you might think. Increasing temperatures change the way carbon is held in soil, water, and ice.
Connemara’s 435m-year-old fossil starfish confirmed as new species
On the scenic west coast of Ireland, in the late 1980s, a fossil was found by an Irish geologist. Recently, it’s been dated as 435 million years old and the oldest of its type in Ireland.
World’s awkward silence over Rohingya genocide warnings
In December 2017, a United Nations official suggested that the humanitarian crisis taking place in Myanmar could amount to genocide. So far, the international community has not responded strongly to the crisis. Click to learn more.
California’s wildfires are not “natural” — humans made them worse at every step
It’s not your imagination—California’s wildfires really are threatening more people and property than ever. Find out about the changes that are fueling the destruction.
Everything You Need to Know About Israel-Palestine
Conflict has long been part of life in Israel. Explore this card stack to find out why it’s so difficult to resolve.
Aung San Suu Kyi
The country of Myanmar has been ruled by military dictators for decades, but one woman has refused to be silenced. Learn about the story of Aung San Suu Kyi and her long struggle for democracy in Myanmar.
The Challenges and Opportunites of 21st Century Muckracking
In part of its 21st Century Muckrakers series, Nieman Reports, a foundation that seeks to advance the standards of journalism, outlines the obstacles and advantages of contemporary investigative reporting.
Why Street Protests Don’t Work
In this column, Moisés Naím argues that in order to effect change, a movement needs more than a large crowd inspired to gather by social media.