2025 World Happiness Report
The World Happiness Report (WHR) releases a yearly report on the happiness of people all over the world calculated using a number of different factors. This is the 2025 World Happiness Report and country rankings.
Tag: UNITED STATES
How to Travel Abroad as the World’s Most Toxic Brand: American
Could travel get hostile? How to deal—and why the long tail of Covid might be an American’s saving grace.
Donald Trump’s War on History
Like other autocrats, Donald Trump wants to control the nation’s story and police thought.
U.S. Government in Direct Talks With Iran on Nuclear Deal
After a meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump told reports the US is in direct talks with Iran over a nuclear deal. He said talks are set to begin on Saturday.
Fires, wars and bureaucracy: The tumultuous journey to establish the US National Archives
The road to establishing the National Archives was paved with catastrophic losses and bureaucratic inertia.
How Trump’s foreign aid and diplomatic cuts will make it harder for the US to wield soft power to maintain its friendships and win new ones
The shuttering of USAID and cuts to diplomacy programs make it harder for U.S. to maintain friendships with our allies.
Making English the official US language can’t erase the fact that the US has millions of Spanish speakers and a long multilingual history
President Trump can designate English official language of US, but it won’t change our multilingual history.
Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting prioritizes ‘real’ independence from the US − but what does that mean and is it achievable?
Friedrich Merz: “My absolute priority will be to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible so that, step by step, we can really achieve independence from the USA.”
Global HIV care thrown into chaos by Trump: “I will be sick and maybe die”
In South Africa, a 36-year-old living with HIV since childhood fears she will lose access to treatment due to Trump’s policy.
The View From Europe | 538 Politics Podcast
Will the relationship between the United States and Europe survive Trump? Jeanna Smialek, Brussels bureau chief for The New York Times, joins the show to break down the view from Europe. They take a…
Trump Humiliates America On The Literal World Stage
Trump forgets he is at the 2025 Davos World Economic Forum. Jayar Jackson breaks it down.
How Superyachts Explain the World
If the Amadea is a symbol of a failed political and economic system, what exactly does that make all of our superyachts?
Immigration drives nation’s population growth
A recent immigration surge brought newcomers to every state this year, helping to offset a continued drop in U.S. births.
The lost history of what Americans knew about climate change in the 1960s
History lesson: People were worried about climate change. It wasn't just scientists who were worried, but Congress, the White House, and even Sports Illustrated.
USA: Abortion bans and restrictions cause extensive harm, violate human rights
By denying and restricting access to abortion to millions of people, the United States is failing to comply with its international human rights obligations and standards
3 of the Most Common Civil Rights Violations in the United States
Even if you aren't aware of them, civil rights violations occur every day. Learn about three of the most common violations here.
