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Decoder Replay: Should a society pay for the sins of the past?
The legacy of slavery still haunts the descendants of both victims and enslavers. Should reparations be paid or can we simply erase the past?
Decoder Replay: Is international strife the norm?
The world can’t seem to stand up to the United States or Russia. But maybe the idea of an international community is just a dream that never materialized.
Decoder Replay: When nations go too far
Even warfare has rules. But how can the world stop the mass slaughter and starvation of a people?
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Europeans have a lot to say, regardless of language
Podcasts have become an essential way to tell important stories, whether they are in French, Spanish, Swedish or Albanian.
The art of communicating across borders
Bring people who speak different languages and come from different cultures into the same project and things can get messy. But the results are worth it.
A decade getting teens to do something many avoid: Think.
News Decoder encourages youth to ask big questions and seek out different perspectives. In a world where information is spoon-fed, that’s transcendent.