World Reacts To Trump’s Muslim Ban, 24 Newspaper Front Pages
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH UNITED STATES The Washington Post Chicago Sun-Times MEXICO La Razon de Mexico BRAZIL O Globo Folha de S. Paulo URUGUAY El Observador HONDURAS La Prensa EL... Please...
View ArticleHow Merkel’s Lectures To Thin-Skinned Trump Can Backfire
Worldcrunch.com / DIE WELT -Analysis- BERLIN — On Saturday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump released a joint statement regarding their first phone call earlier that...
View ArticleG8 Redux? The Case For Bringing Russia Back On Board
Worldcrunch.com / LA STAMPA -OpEd- MILAN — Whether the West likes it or not, an old question has returned on the global stage: whether or not to reconstitute the former G8 by inviting Russia back in....
View ArticleA Trump-Era Brain Drain? U.S.-Based Scientists Eye Switzerland
Worldcrunch.com / LE TEMPS LAUSANNE — Many non-American scientists working in U.S. companies and agencies are eyeing job openings at a top research facility in Switzerland. This is in anticipation of...
View ArticleTrue Fiction: When President Trump Meets President Macron
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH The cards for this spring's French presidential election have been drastically reshuffled this past week. Favored since November to win the race for the Elysée palace,...
View ArticleAfter Trump, Argentina Restricts Immigration To Fight Crime
Worldcrunch.com / CLARIN -Analysis- BUENOS AIRES — It must be a sign of the times. Echoing the clampdown of foreign visitors by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, Argentina is set to...
View ArticleNew Rail "Silk Road" Feeds China's Love For European Goods
Worldcrunch.com / LE FIGARO CHONGQING — Every day since 2014, a train leaves from the western German city of Duisburg. It winds its way across Europe and Asia to finally reach Chongqing, a megalopolis...
View ArticleDefying Trump, Texas Sheriff Gives Safe Haven To Immigrants
Worldcrunch.com / THE WASHINGTON POST AUSTIN -- Last spring, Jim Rigby opened the doors of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church to Hilda Ramirez and her 10-year-old son, undocumented immigrants fleeing...
View ArticleA Call To Philosophers: Join The Fray, Help Fix Our World
Worldcrunch.com / SUDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG MUNICH — The Enlightenment seems to be taking a few steps backwards these days. The citizens of Britain voted against the idea of a unified Europe. Politicians in...
View ArticleThe Wall Of Trump: Stand Your Ground, Pena Nieto!
Worldcrunch.com / AMERICA ECONOMIA -Editorial- SANTIAGO — Finally. The Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto reacted correctly to the new U.S. President Donald J. Trump, canceling the meeting they were...
View ArticleTrue Fiction: When President Trump Met President Le Pen
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH After the stunning Brexit referendum and Donald Trump's election in the United States, all eyes now shift to the land of "liberté, égalité, fraternité" to see what modern...
View ArticleNGOs May Be Endangering The Very Migrants They Seek To Rescue
Worldcrunch.com / LE FIGARO -Analysis- More than 4,500 people lost their lives off the Libyan coast last year. And yet, there have never been so many vessels carrying out rescue missions in the area —...
View ArticleHow Can We Resist Donald Trump? Buy "Made In Latin America"
Worldcrunch.com / EL ESPECTADOR -OpEd- BOGOTÁ — A video is being shared on WhatsApp. It shows charming scenes of the Mexican countryside while a familiar Mariachi song Son de la Negra plays. A caption...
View ArticlePerils And Convenience Of A Microchip Implant In Your Hand
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH Big Brother, if and when he arrives, will start out looking small. Take that mundane office badge or key card you use to pass security before entering your office. Rather...
View ArticleHave U.S.-Europe Relations Changed Forever?
Worldcrunch.com / LES ECHOS -Analysis- PARIS — The 2008 financial crisis had forced the European Union and the eurozone to fire back with a new artillery of budgetary and banking mechanisms. "Economic...
View ArticleA Very Dangerous Man In The White House
Worldcrunch.com / BLOOMBERG NEWS -OpEd- Donald Trump's first presidential press conference Thursday was ... something else. He ranted, he raved; he denied he was ranting and raving, which is even more...
View ArticleGrab Your Wallet, Taking Down Trump With A Retail Boycott
Worldcrunch.com / THE WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON — Back in October, Shannon Coulter was doing some late-night browsing on the Nordstrom website. Before long, the small-business owner had a nagging...
View ArticleUber Ugliness, From San Francisco To Sao Paulo
Worldcrunch.com / WORLDCRUNCH Uber is a company built around maximizing customer service and experience — sometimes at any cost. Critics note that the price is paid by those providing the labor, the...
View Article"Tiny Chalet" Wonder, For An Ecological Swiss Ski Vacation
Worldcrunch.com / LE TEMPS THYON — The doubts begin before departure: a family weekend usually means filling up the car, but a full car represents a quarter of the total volume of a "tiny house."...
View ArticleUniversal Basic Income, 5 Experiments From Around The World
Worldcrunch.com / TAKE 5 Imagine receiving a check from the government every month. The concept of guaranteed basic income for all citizens has been gaining prominence around the world, leading to...
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