by News Decoder | 22 Aug 2017 | Americas, United States
(From Pew Research Center) By Nelson Graves New data from a respected U.S. polling center underscores a dramatic deterioration in foreign opinion of the United States since Donald Trump became president. The data, collected by the Pew Research Center, shows that far...
by Sue Landau | 10 Aug 2017 | Uncategorized
More and more studies are predicting climate disaster. Will the prophesies of doom lead to action to curb global warming — or to reckless hopelessness? A plane drops fire retardant over a forest on the outskirts of La Londe-les-Maures, France, 26 July 2017 (AP...
by Tania Bagan | 26 Jun 2017 | Decoders, Islam, Middle East, Student Posts, Terrorism, United States
The region is energy-rich, torn by conflict and at the center of a struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran. All reasons why the blockade of Qatar matters. A container ship in Doha, Qatar, 14 June 2017. (EPA/Noushad thekkayil) The region holds about half of the...
by Tania Bagan | 20 Jun 2017 | Europe, Indiana University, Islam, Student Posts, United States
Immigration is a fact of life in our globalized world. But how can newcomers maintain their cultural identities in an era of Trump and Brexit? Can immigrants maintain their identities and traditions in their new homes? Or should they assimilate fully to ensure...
by News Decoder | 13 Jun 2017 | Politics, United States
By Robert Hart Earlier this month, after President Donald Trump announced that he was pulling the United States out of the 2015 Paris Agreement on combating climate change, a crowd of some 200 supporters demonstrated outside the White House waving placards proclaiming...