Commentary

Karl Friedhoff discusses North Korea's claims to have successfully detonated its first hydrogen bomb as a "self-defense against the U.S."

Like global cities before them, many ambitious secondary cities are escaping their isolated orbits and redefining the hierarchy of the global urban cosmos.

Security researcher Robert Muggah explains how some cities are using new approaches to address these problems.

In the United States, Democrats and Republicans remain at opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of prioritizing climate change.

The question of whether global cities should have their own foreign policy has been hotly debated, but recent developments have changed the calculus.

Midwestern governors have stopped accepting Syrian refugees in the wake of the Paris and Beirut terrorist attacks, though data shows they pose little risk.

In 50 of Nebraska’s most rural counties population growth for people in their 30s and 40s is on the rise.

The widening partisan divide over US foreign policy: do Republicans and Democrats agree on anything? Dina Smeltz Joins Larry King to discuss.

The Great Lakes have always been the foundation of the Midwest economy, but in a world where fresh water is in short supply, this resource is more valuable than ever.

The Indiana state legislature recently passed a bill, signed into law by Gov. Mike Pence, would allow businesses to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people.