by Nelson Graves | 28 Oct 2016 | News Decoder Updates
By Nelson Graves News-Decoder helps young people around the world understand major international events and issues. Above is a video compilation of tidbits from some of our webinars, which bring experts together with curious young adults to discuss the world’s...
by Nelson Graves | 25 Oct 2016 | Climate change, Donald Trump, Environment, United States
By Nelson Graves The world has all the technology it needs to prevent rising temperatures from destroying the earth, but societies around the world will have to demonstrate exceptional political courage to take steps that in the short term will punish some industries...
by Nelson Graves | 13 Oct 2016 | Americas, Asia, China, Future of Democracy, Human Rights, United States
The imprisonment of large numbers of Black Americans constitutes the most serious human rights violation in the U.S., an expert tells students. The imprisonment of disproportionately large numbers of African-Americans constitutes the most serious human rights...
by Nelson Graves | 6 Oct 2016 | Americas, Donald Trump, Guns in America, Islam, Terrorism, United States
What are the biggest security threats the U.S. will face under its next president? Several hundred high school students have tackled that question. What are the biggest security threats that the United States will face under its next president, no matter who wins the...
by Nelson Graves | 4 Oct 2016 | Discovery, Islam, Middle East, Syria, Terrorism
By Nelson Graves The Islamic State movement will probably be destroyed militarily in the next year, but the roots of the radical group will survive unless Arab regimes promote social justice and economic growth. That was one of the key messages that Rami Khouri, an...