Many nations hold debt so large they have to borrow just to pay the interest. Can that cycle continue forever? And if it can't, what happens?

Can a healthier population harm a national economy in the long run if there are fewer young people to care for rising numbers ...

Depending on what part of China's economy you look at, it seems either wealthy or weak. Should the rest of the world be ...

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As Canada’s relationship with the United States sours, Europe looks to sweeten its ties to the Land of the Maple Leaf. Here is a taste of what that means. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney holds up ...

The world pummels teens with information and disinformation and expects them to sort it all out. And you are surprised when they just want to check out? A teen scrolls through social media.

Parents want to protect their children from harmful ideas. But when young people figure out ways past digital locks, is control over content even possible? A U.S. passport and birth certificate.

As Indigenous people in Peru harvest stories of their past tied to the rubber industry, governments and corporations find that history isn’t easy to erase. The Iron House or Casa de Fierro in Iquitos, ...

Journalism seems old school. But the skills needed to be a good journalist are what many companies want for today’s jobs. A hiring director asks a job candidate if she has experience working with ...

How we think about the world depends on history we have accepted as true. But that version of the past relies on stories based on partial truths. Two photos: On the left, by Yuganov Konstantin, a ...