Name: Freya Hoffman-Terry Birth place: York, Maine (United States) Age: 32 Occupation: Chief Operating Officer/Program Manager at A’s & Aces, a non-profit youth development organization in New Orleans providing literacy and academic support, life skills and...
By Nelson Graves David Bowie’s death has generated an outpouring of testimonials, in keeping with his artistic genius and status as a global icon. Global news takes many forms, and the music and entertainment industries are as universal as they come. Bowie and...
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Sixteen young people from around the world expressed their views, interests and concerns in our “snapshot” series of mini-biographies in 2015. The future of our world will soon be in the hands of their generation. They deserve our encouragement, counsel...
Since we launched our website six months ago, News-Decoder has been hitting the world’s biggest issues hard. It’s part of our mission to shed light on the world’s complexities, impartially and without fear or favor. We look forward to continuing to...
The Paris climate change talks sent a signal a carbon-free future is within reach. Now, everything can start to change. Here are some solutions. Paris Smart City 2050, copyright Vincent Callebaut Architectures The great success of the Paris climate change talks was...
Pauline Bock, who as assistant editor has helped get News-Decoder off the ground, is moving on. Pauline’s six-month internship ends today, and she will be joining Wired magazine in London starting in January. A French national, Pauline came to News-Decoder...
By Sue Landau It was a diplomatic triumph. After two decades of fraught negotiations, 195 nations have backed a pact tackling climate change despite different interests, abilities and responsibilities. The Paris agreement is both inspiring for pulling out an accord...
Name: Chelsea Boorman Birth place: Miami, Florida Age: 23 Occupation: Graduate student at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies Languages: English, French, Italian, Greek Currently reading: “A Brief History of Seven...
By Charlotte Crang If you wander by the Panthéon mausoleum in Paris this week, you will hear the bustle of children at play, giggling teens and the chatter of camera-happy tourists. It’s lovely, until you consider that they are gathered around what was...