Decoder Replay: Why all the fuss over interest rates?
When the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank lowers interest rates, that can affect the prices for all the stuff you buy. But do you understand how they work?
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There’s all kinds of ways to bleep out speech
In the United States there seems to be a war on free speech. But taking down TV shows is just one way the powerful can silence speech they don’t like.
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?
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.
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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?
Decoder Replay: Gold is valuable. But you can’t drink it.
We’re marking World Water Week, a gathering in Sweden intended to solve water-related challenges such as droughts, floods and food security. Let’s invest in it.
Decoder: Are treaties worth the paper they are signed on?
When nations sign treaties they volunteer to abide by certain terms. But what, if anything, happens if they break those agreements?
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A decade waking teens up to the world around them.
For 10 years News Decoder has engaged teens through experiential learning and connecting them with people who have been eyewitnesses to world events.
Exploring the diversity of people the world over
News Decoder’s summer intern, Hannah Choo, believes that differences between cultures should be appreciated, not feared.
A decade connecting young people to the world they live in
For News Decoder 10th anniversary, we look at how we’ve worked with schools to help teens find coherence out of the chaos of their times.