The world only began to experience notable economic growth in the late 19th century. Even then, it was the reserve of heavily ...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2024 – At today’s feeble pace, it could take more than a century to eliminate poverty as it is defined for nearly half the world – people who live on less than $6.85 per day, ...

Wars, occupations, and colonisation have long been driven by the struggle for the earth’s resources. History shows us that the Roman Empire invaded Egypt primarily to seize its abundant grain.

“As the first national women’s reform organization, [the American Female Moral Reform Society] showed that there was power in women organizing to address societal problems,” says rhetorician Lisa J.

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, the 19th-century scholar and reformer, transformed Indian society by championing widow remarriage, ...

President Trump's U.K. state visit this week won't include the Scottish island where his late immigrant mother was born. Mary ...

The World Bank Group has set a clear mission: ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity on a livable planet. This report offers the first post-pandemic assessment of global progress toward these ...

Posse' took the Blaxploitation genre out West in 1993, during a period of unrest following the LA riots. And you can stream ...

The data show that not only have the nation’s large city schools — including Philadelphia — made progress, but their gains ...