Newsletter Archive

Black? White? Other? If you can’t find yourself on the U.S. Census, you’re not alone. Every 10 years, the federal government tries to count every resident in the United States. The data collected is helpful when it comes to the allotment of government funds and support. But if there’s no box to check for your group, do you risk being left behind?

It’s been 20 years since U.S. President Bill Clinton reformed welfare. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act emphasized work requirements, job training, support services like child care, and time limits on welfare benefits. So how did that work out?

VIDEO: Hospitals can be a lonely place, especially if you have no friends or family to visit you. That’s where the congregants of a Virginia mosque come in.

The latest weapon in the battle against Boko Haram is a pair of goats. The program in northern Cameroon aims to get young people on their feet, in an effort to prevent them from becoming vulnerable to recruitment by the Islamist militant group.

The man some people call the ‘Donald Trump of the Philippines’ is under fire for alleged rights abuses in his war on drugs. President Rodrigo Duterte embraces a hard-line law and order policy, but not everybody else does.

Make love, not war. Apparently humans aren’t the only beings to embrace this hippie concept. It turns out that chimps are also lovers, rather than fighters.

VIDEO: Did you know that the Library of Congress isn’t just for members of Congress? It’s also a real library, the biggest in the United States, where you’ll find lots more than just books.

VIDEO: Forget about arranged marriages. These young people might still use matchmakers, but the next big thing for modern American Muslims, who are looking for love and marriage, might just be ‘halal dating’.