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Pandemic Offers an Opportunity to Revitalize, Reinforce Local Food Economies

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Global Food for Thought by Tom Poole

Despite stresses caused by the pandemic there are resources to further develop symbiotic relationships between producers, suppliers, and consumers.

People shop at a community food bank
Joel Muniz
Food and Agriculture

Moon's Approval Down, North Korea Not a Primary Driver

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Running Numbers by Karl Friedhoff

A Gallup Korea survey shows approval rates for South Korea's president, Moon Jae-in, have been in a steady decline, prompting concern of a presidential crisis.

South Korean president Moon Jae-in
Korean Culture & Information Service
Public Opinion

China Backlash, Trump vs the Intelligence Community, Vaccine Funding

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World Review with Ivo Daalder

The Washington Post's Karen DeYoung, The New York Times' Carol Giacomo, and Süddeutsche Zeitung's Stefan Kornelius join Brian Hanson to discuss global news.

A shot and a bottle saying "VACCINE COVID-19" with a yellow background
Hakan Nural
Global Health

No, We're Not at 'War.' the Dangers of How We Talk About the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Chicago Tribune
Ivo H. Daalder

The language of war can be used to bring a nation together in common cause—but when it comes to dealing with a pandemic, all these efforts are necessary.

Man laying in hospital bed
Mufid Majnun
Global Health

COVID-19 Silver Lining? New Opportunity for Midwest's Smaller Communities

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Global Food for Thought by John Austin

Several forces propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic may intersect to spin new life into more of the Midwest's still-struggling factory towns, second-tier cities, and rural hinterlands.

West 5th Street in Ashtabula, Ohio. Food and Agriculture

Publics Remain Supportive of Policies to Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

An update on global public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic reviews survey results from countries in North America, Europe, and the Middle East.

Map of coronavirus cases in the US
Brian McGowan
Global Health

​Innovating in a Crisis: How the World Food Programme is Adapting to COVID-19 and Why You Should Care

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Global Food for Thought by Bernhard Kowatsch

With global and local markets disrupted by COVID-19, it is vital that the World Food Programme maintain its food assistance programmes, which offer a lifeline to 87 million vulnerable people around the world.

The World Food Programme delivers food
UN Photo
Food and Agriculture

Vulnerable, Vilified, and Essential: Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylum-Seekers during COVID-19

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Global Insight by John Slocum

How did President Donald Trump's 2020 suspension of the issuance of green cards for people outside of the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic affect immigrants?

Mexican immigrants walk across a bridge at the US border after being deported during the COVID-19 pandemic
REUTERS
Global Health

When Fighting Pathogens 'Pay a Little Now or a Lot Later'

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Global Food for Thought by Coauthors

The COVID-19 pandemic shows that we have failed to prepare for what is coming next, and we must learn to mitigate risks by quickly and adequately funding research to protect our health and the crops we need to survive.

Scientists prepare bacteria samples in a diseases lab
CDC
Food and Agriculture

Immigration Policies Could Create Risks for Candidates on Both Sides

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

On April 20, President Trump announced that an executive order to suspend immigration into the United States during the coronavirus crisis. But what does the American public think of this?

A nearly empty flight from Beijing to LA amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Mx. Granger
Migration