by Tira Shubart | 9 Jan 2025 | History, Journalism, Politics, United States
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will be buried today. Our correspondent remembers meeting the man who put personal integrity over politics and profits. Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter in Wiesbaden, Germany 21 January 1981, greeting the U.S. hostages released...
by Alistair Lyon | 15 Oct 2024 | History, Israel-Palestine
The assassinations of leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah, an invasion of Lebanon and the all-out assault on Gaza beg the question: Does Israel have an end game? Iranian demonstrators hold posters of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during an anti-Israeli protest in...
by Alistair Lyon | 31 Jul 2024 | Asia, Decoder Replay, History, Politics
Change in leadership in the two countries brings the possibility of rapport. But there is a long history of hostility that is hard to overcome. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, speaks after giving his official seal of approval to newly-elected President...
by Alistair Lyon | 24 Jan 2024 | Decoder Replay, History, Human Rights, Middle East
The Houthis, battle-hardened from years of fighting a civil war in Yemen, have proven to be a formidable adversary to Israel and its allies in the Red Sea. A Houthi forces helicopter approaching the cargo ship Galaxy Leader on 19 November 2023. Yemen’s Houthis...
by Joyce Yang | 16 May 2023 | Greens Farms Academy, News Decoder Updates, Podcasts
As Hartwell’s term on News Decoder’s board concludes, we recognize her enduring contributions to our nonprofit and the world of education at large. News Decoder · Decoder Podcast: Janet Hartwell The Decoder Podcast typically features conversations with...