Global Issues in Local News
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Pollution sickens and kills millions of people worldwide each year. This project explores the most...
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Most countries fostering an influx of Syrian refugees are seeing a backlash. Canada is riding a wave...
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The Healing
One of the under-reported stories of Syria's Civil War is the deliberate targeting of hospitals by...
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In places around the world, supplies of groundwater are rapidly vanishing. As aquifers decline and...
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Bhutanese refugees in Nepal never got much international attention and now, after more than 20 years...
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Afghanistan: Packing Up War
How do you turn the lights off on a war? Wars end when troops come home, but what happens to all the...
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The Obama administration is spending $3.5 billion and partnering with multinational corporations to...
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Climate Change and Mental Health
Climate change has already destroyed homes and crops. But what is it doing to mental health?
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The Nanny's Child
Millions of women from poor countries come to work in America as caregivers or nannies. Who looks...
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In 2009, The Seattle Times reported that ocean acidification – the plummeting pH of seas from carbon...
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A Steady Hand for Haiti
An Iowa-based medical team has been traveling to rural Haiti for years, assisting residents with...
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China and Wisconsin: Paper Cuts
Faced with the devastating twin threats of digital and China, can a critical Wisconsin industry...