Over the past 30 years, some 2 billion people have moved from the countryside to the city. While much of the Americas and Europe were already urbanized by the late 1980s, more recent internal migrations in Africa and Asia have dramatically changed the places that people call home. Today, more than half of the planet lives in cities.
Start Path In Solidarity is Mastercard’s engagement program for high-growth startups that are at the forefront of technology in commerce and looking around corners to unlock fintech innovation. Recently, the program welcomed Planet FWD, a company dedicated to empowering food, beverage, and other consumer product manufacturers to improve their sustainability practices. Read more about how Planet FWD employs machine learning to provide more accurate data on the emissions companies are producing across their value chains.
Vice President Kamala Harris closed out a historic week at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago that rallied Democrats around themes of freedom, joy, and unity. Harris used the DNC to try to show US voters that she can unite all Americans behind a ‘new way forward,’ but did she succeed in making the case for a Harris-Walz ticket? On GZERO World, former Congresswoman Donna Edwards and presidential historian Douglas Brinkley joined Ian Bremmer to give their take on a truly unprecedented DNC that capped off one of the most extraordinary months in modern political history.
Listen: Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for president after a historic week at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, which focused on messages of freedom, optimism, and unity. On this episode of the GZERO World Podcast, former Congresswoman Donna Edwards and presidential historian Douglas Brinkley join host Ian Bremmer to share their insights on a truly unprecedented DNC and history-making month in US political history.
Robert F Kennedy endorsed Donald Trump after suspending his independent campaign for president on Friday.
How would a Harris-Walz administration differ from a Biden-Harris White House? While the Vice President has had an integral role in policy decisions and high-level meetings and led many foreign delegations, there are more differences between the two than you might think, especially when it comes to foreign policy. On Ian Explains, Ian Bremmer breaks down Kamala Harris’ foreign policy experience, how her worldview differs from Biden’s, and what her administration might do differently in addressing some of the world’s most urgent crises.
Three themes dominated the DNC, says Jon Lieber: 1) defining Kamala Harris; 2) contrasting her with Donald Trump; and 3) making the Democratic Party the party of freedom. But will all that translate into votes?
Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday, delivering a speech that was a calculated mixture of vibes and substance.
The DNC is over, and as far as rebrands go, this was a turnaround the likes of which we haven’t seen since Birkenstock went from hideous hippy sandal to high fashion icon.
Thousands of Indonesian protesters in Jakarta and other major cities braved tear gas and water cannons on Thursday as they rallied against government efforts to sideline a popular opposition candidate, Anies Baswedan, and they succeeded.