The Globalist

The time is overdue to reform the US prison system. It reflects very poorly on the country‘s moral values.

A young Myanmarese boy takes the helm of his father’s boat.

Key figures on poverty in the United States, five decades after President Johnson launched his “war.”

Faith and cultural change in the age of globalization.

Why are care workers for the elderly, the disabled and children being given short shrift in the debate over U.S. immigration reform?

Why are the Republicans so keen on creating their own worst nightmare?

In what ways are human rights violated — and protected — around the world?