ፍትህ ለሁሉም / Justice for All
Rep. Liz Cheney sounded like she was giving a farewell address at the history-making public finale of the Jan. 6 committee, but I’m sure we haven’t heard the last of her. Read more
Dr. Marco Tavanti, Chair of International Public Service at DePaul University and President of World Engagement Institute presents a few introductory insights to understand civil society. This lecture is part of a graduate course (MPS 614) and a UN Seminar focus on the study of global civil society organizations and international organizations. Find out more …
Seth Andrews brings to the TEDxHarlem audience his approach to creating the next generation of world and responsible citizens in Harlem. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine …
Grit & Grace: The Fight for the American Dream is a groundbreaking documentary-style film produced by the U.S. House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth. Narrated by EMMY® award-winning actress Sarah Jessica Parker, this first-of-its-kind movie features three true stories from across the country of what it means to find economic security …
We have become overly reliant on government and the marketplace to solve our biggest social problems, leading to the erosion of civil society. Real leaders must now step up and rebuild a new type of civil society. Ted O’Brien is the founder and chairman of Generation Innovation, which is taking the Sunshine Coast by storm …
Learn the latest published statistics on suicide from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Data & Statistics Fatal Injury Report for 2020, retrieved February 17, 2022. Access additional verified data from the CDC. Preliminary unverified quarterly mortality rates are also available but are not used for this page. Suicide rates listed are Age-Adjusted Rates. AFSP fact sheets …
The world has changed fundamentally, according to the author Malcolm Gladwell, from one in which problems are puzzles to one in which they are, instead, mysteries. Using terminology developed by an intelligence official, Gregory Treverton, Gladwell said this distinction often centres on the amount of information available. In the past it was often about having …
The following are some excerpts from multinational astronauts’ expressions of their impressions while in space which are quite right. “The first day or so we all pointed to our countries. [On] The third or fourth day we all pointed to our continents. By the fifth day we were aware of only one earth.” They, then …
Do you love books? How about books that are mysterious? Many of these books contain treasures that cannot be found elsewhere, like this old book that will make you question everything you have been told about the origins of humans! Who wrote the book, and what exactly does it say about where humans come from? …
Is Russia inherently imperialist and expansionist? Russia wasn’t forced to invade Ukraine, but its leaders chose to do so because they want Russia to become a great power. If Russian elites could somehow relinquish their unwinnable competition with the West, they could set their country on a less costly and more promising course. Discussion Questions: …