The Globalist

From combat zones to inner city ganglands, the AK-47 has had a pervasive effect.

Excerpts from Pope Francis’s July 2013 speech on social justice and income inequality in Rio de Janeiro.

Many women served on the Soviet front lines in Belarus as fighters, support staff and resistance.

Life in the big city for a generation that grew up after the start of economic reforms.

Examining the astounding social trends of India.

No other factor determines one’s material position in life more than one’s grandparents.

What is involved in preparing a U.S. President’s trip abroad?

How many of the top 500 U.S. companies generated $10 billion or more in profits in 2012?

Mercy Womeh breaks rocks for less than four U.S. dollars a day to afford education to lift herself from poverty in Liberia.

Which major nation in 1913 was first to recognize China’s new republic — and why?