Category: Global
Why Are So Many Korean Americans Adopted? | AJ+
One out of every 10 Korean Americans are adopted. But why? And what’s it like for adoptees to return to their birthland for the first time? Untold America follows one Korean American teenager from the suburbs of Boston to the...
Kashmir In Crisis: What’s India Doing? | AJ+
Kashmir has been under a strict lockdown ever since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stripped the state of its autonomy in August 2019. But repression in Kashmir isn’t new. Since partition in 1947, Kashmir has faced heavy militarization, brutal crackdowns...
How Trump Plans To Keep America White
President Trump's immigration policy goes beyond rounding up and deporting undocumented people. He's also using other political tricks to make sure brown people don't have a voice in America. #immigration #TrumpRacist #RacismInAmerica What Would It Take for Donald Trump to...
These Detainees Might Die In Guantánamo | AJ+
The detainees held in indefinite detention at Guantanamo Bay are getting older — the oldest is 71 years old. Now, the U.S. government is drawing up plans to provide them with geriatric medicine and hospice care as President Trump pushes...
Why Even Good Billionaires Are Bad
Billionaires aren't necessarily bad people. Some give to charity and aren't opposed to higher taxes. Others make great lipstick. But how invested in change are the so-called benevolent billionaires? Newsbroke unpacks the myth of the "good billionaire" and asks: Is...
Is Coal Country Ready For The Green New Deal? | AJ+
Eastern Kentucky is known for its coal mines and Appalachian mountains, but what about solar panels? The Sunrise Movement went to Mitch McConnell's home state to rally Kentuckian climate activists. Here’s why young activists, an aspiring politician and a former...
Trump Blows Off Hurricane Prep for Golf, Debra Messing Feud
Forget mass shootings and deadly weather, the star of Will & Grace was mean to me! Read More
The FTC Is Issuing Another “Woefully Low” Fine Against Silicon Valley
Google will reportedly pay between $150 and $200 million for allegedly violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. Read More
How The Handmaid’s Tale Is The Christian Right’s Playbook
President Trump has emboldened the Christian right wing. Now they’re creeping into control of all three branches of government and carrying out an anti-gay, anti-choice agenda through “religious liberty” laws and discriminatory legislation. That’s why many are wondering: Whatever happened...
Kirsten Gillibrand Is Officially Out of the 2020 Race
The New York senator dropped out after failing to qualify for the September debate. Read More
Purdue Pharma Offers Massive Settlement for Role in Opioid Crisis
The Sackler family will reportedly give up their ownership of the company as part of the $10-12 billion settlement. Read More
California Is Burning. Can The Green New Deal Save It? | AJ+
California’s wildfire season is getting longer, with more fires of higher intensity and destruction. Sunrise Movement sees one way of trying to change that: the Green New Deal. We met up with young activists and local farmers in Chico to...
How Elon Musk Gambled Tesla to Save SolarCity
The controversy over SolarCity, which has dovetailed with questions about Musk’s mountain of debt and profit shortfalls, offers a window into the mindset of America’s most outlandish CEO. Read More
Can Our Planet Survive Capitalism?
The Amazon rainforest is literally burning as we write this. Climate change is a huge threat, and it's no secret that it's being driven by capitalism and greed. Newsbroke dives into the rising waters of the global climate crisis, swimming...
Trump’s Odds of Reelection Keep Getting Worse
Could Trump win again? Of course. But let’s be honest: His first victory was a miracle. A second might take an act of God. Read More
Trump Caves to the NRA on Background Checks
The president's “Rose Garden fantasy” of passing universal background checks died after a call with Wayne LaPierre. Read More
Can The Green New Deal Fix Detroit? | AJ+
What could the Green New Deal do for Detroit? Meet the young Sunrise Movement activists battling racial segregation, pervasive pollution and a stagnant economy in the Motor City - even Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib are fans. #GreenNewDeal #SunriseMovement...
Congressman Steve King Demands Media, GOP Apologize For His Own “Rape and Incest” Statement
The Iowa representative defended recent statements on rape, incest and abortion as he was shouted down during a town hall. Read More
Life After The Biggest Immigration Raid In A Decade | AJ+
Maria was one of about 680 immigrants arrested in Mississippi in the largest ICE raid in a decade. Her husband fears she'll soon be deported. AJ+ traveled to rural Mississippi to see how kids, families and communities are coping in...
Investigation Finds Political Purge Inside Trump’s State Department
Trump appointees reportedly harassed career employees at the Bureau of International Organization Affairs, accusing them of being “disloyal” “traitors” and part of the “Deep State.” Read More