People spend big on megaconcerts. But the audience for local music is shrinking and local clubs are disappearing. Indie rock band Oracle Sisters in concert at Sala Sol, in Madrid 24 March 2025. (Photo by Cathal O’Luanaigh) This article, by high school student...
U.S. trade wars could create new alliances around energy independence and make fossil fuel investments risky. Two women work on the production line of solar panels at a factory in Sihong County in east China’s Jiangsu province, 23 January 2025. (FeatureChina via...
Both the Covid pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupted international supply chains. Many thought it was time to bring supplies closer to home. A container ship docked in Shenzhen, China. (Credit: Alexey_Lesik/Getty Images Pro) Editor’s note: On...
A decade ago 195 countries gathered to find a way to slow climate change. Will the United States under Trump crash the “green economy” that the agreement promised? A gas station worker smiles and gives the thumbs up. (Credit: Minerva Studios) This article...
Each January, people who live in the small Alpine town of Davos grit their teeth as they play host to the thousands who swarm in for the World Economic Forum. Vehicles jam up on the road to Davos before the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos,...
People spend a lot for chocolate in Switzerland. But a willingness to pay up to live well gives the country its distinctive flavour. Swiss chocolate in a Zurich store. (Photo by Alice Joly) This article, by high school students Hannah Eitel and Alice Joly, was...
Maple syrup is linked to Canada’s national identity and economy. Threats of U.S. tariffs makes the trade relationship between the two nations quite sticky. Steam escaping from an evaporator in the author’s “sugar shack”. (Credit: Susanne...
Some believe the business of surrogacy commodifies women. Does everyone have the right to a biological baby or does surrogacy violate the rights of the child? 3D image of a human fetus inside a womb. (Credit: digitalgenetics/Getty images) This article was produced...
The United States prides itself on being a government of the people. But the nation that invented modern democracy is no longer the model for it. Eligible voters form a long line to get on a bus bound for their vote-registered domicile for the 2024 Taiwanese...
The wealthiest people in the world now hoard fabulous amounts of money while millions lack food or homes. We look at ways to change that paradigm. A homeless person begs outside a Gucci store. (Illustration by News Decoder) Editor’s note: Forbes magazine...