What The U.S. Response To Coronavirus Says About America's Role On The World Stage (On Point)

Historian Timothy Garton Ash says the U.S. was his “shining city on the hill.” But now he feels a desperate sadness. We’ll hear this European’s elegy for an American ideal.
Interview:
https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2020/05/05/timothy-garton-ash-america-world

'It’s a miracle': Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness

Finland is the only EU country where homelessness is falling. Its secret? Giving people homes as soon as they need them – unconditionally...
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jun/03/its-a-miracle-helsinkis-radical-solution-to-homelessness

Why America isn’t as powerful as it thinks it is - Business Insider

Just how powerful is the United States?  Despite many recent missteps, the United States is still very powerful. However, it is not powerful enough to justify Trump's foreign policy. Trump's bullying approach has produced no major foreign-policy successes and is unlikely to yield any in the future, argues Stephen M. Walt, a professor of international relations at Harvard University...
https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/04/26/america-isnt-as-powerful-as-it-thinks-it-is/

Tom Toles: On guns, the U.S. is just different from New Zealand - The Washington Post: Opinion

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/03/22/guns-us-is-just-different-new-zealand/

Bernie Sanders says it’s better to give birth in Finland than the U.S. He’s right - The Washington Post

A few years ago, personal finance writer Ester Bloom, faced with a four-figure health-insurance deductible and a narrow network of doctors to choose from, attempted to price out how much giving birth to her younger child would cost her. It turned out to be an all but impossible task...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/03/21/bernie-sanders-says-its-better-give-birth-finland-than-us-hes-right/

Norway will install the world’s first wireless electric car charging stations for Oslo taxis - The Verge

An induction system for electric cabs to charge more efficiently...
https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/21/18276541/norway-oslo-wireless-charging-electric-taxis-car-zero-emissions-induction

Québec's universal childcare policy helped thousands of Canadian women enter the workforce. Here's why the US had a similar policy but got rid of it. - Business Insider

Twenty years ago, Québec instituted a universal, low-fee child care program. Today, middle-class families pay just $6 a day for child care. While the $1.52 billion price tag is high, it means more working women - Québec has the highest participation rate in the world. The increase in working women means more tax revenue...
https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-02-05/what-we-can-learn-canada-s-universal-child-care-model

In Davos, U.S. executives warn that China is winning the AI race - The Washington Post

Top business leaders here at the World Economic Forum are monitoring China’s slowing economy, but they are eager to make another point: China has taken the lead on the artificial intelligence revolution. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/01/23/davos-us-executives-warn-that-china-is-winning-ai-race/

China Leads the Way in Eradicating Extreme Poverty - YouTube

Greatest contribution to global poverty reduction has come from China says Mark Weisbrot of the Center for Economic and Policy Research...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zviYwaVzwLo

Silent, water-emitting trains fuelled by hydrogen ‘to be introduced to UK railways in two years’ | The Independent

Upgrading existing rolling stock means diesel can be phased out without costly electrification of railways....
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/hydrogen-trains-replace-diesel-electric-alstrom-eversholt-air-pollution-a8715861.html

US health care is an ongoing miserable failure - The Hill

How is it possible to perform so poorly, and why has the U.S. failed to do anything about it?....
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/423865-us-health-care-is-an-ongoing-miserable-failure

Things AMERICANS Who’ve Never Traveled Don’t Know About the World...

Polling shows 50% of Americans have never, ever been abroad. And while that’s easily done in a yuuuge country like the United States, it also means half of all Americans are missing out on some important, firsthand experience of the rest of world. That means a lot of stuff about humanity Americans know only comes through TV, books and YouTube. While you might think that’s enough to get a clear picture, other countries respectfully disagree. Here are the top 10 things Americans who don’t travel probably don’t get about the rest of our big, beautiful world....
https://youtu.be/JO1_pW666cY

Bernie Asks Danish Politician: Why Is Denmark So Happy?

The people of Denmark are some of the happiest on earth. I met with Dan Jørgensen of Denmark's Socialdemokratiet Party to learn why.....
https://youtu.be/2Ei72MwEcPQ

What the US could learn from Thailand about health care coverage - The Conversation US

Universal Coverage Day came only three days shy of the deadline for open enrollment in the US. Why are much smaller, less wealthy countries such as Thailand pushing forward while the US is not? ...
https://theconversation.com/what-the-us-could-learn-from-thailand-about-health-care-coverage-108644

Boston’s miracle: how America stopped young men killing each other - the guardian

Stacy Spell is trying to save lives. The 20-odd youngsters ranged in a semicircle in front of him are healthy enough. But most are on a path towards early death. ....
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/dec/06/bostons-miracle-how-free-nappies-and-a-little-mentoring-are-curbing

Parental Leave: Canada vs. US - YouTube

If Canada and every other major country on earth can guarantee paid leave, so can the United States. We must end this international embarrassment.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wncewdipG0E

These countries come out ahead of the US when it comes to retirement - CNBC

Western European countries come out on top in a new retirement ranking. Despite the U.S. getting bumped up one spot from last year, it still hasn't cracked the top 10. ....
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/06/these-countries-come-out-ahead-of-the-us-when-it-comes-to-retirement.html

Why Costa Rica Is One Of The Happiest Countries In The World - HuffPost

Every Sunday, when his health allows, 100-year-old Francisco Gomez gets a ride from his daughter to the outskirts of town, where he spends the day at a community center dancing. ...
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/costa-rica-happiness-well-being_us_5b6184a8e4b0de86f49c7611

Two Americans Discussing The Pros & Cons of Living In Sweden

https://youtu.be/G9nZA9Briok

U.S. Not Ranked the 'Cleanest' Country - FactCheck.org

President Donald Trump recently said "we've got the cleanest country in the planet right now" when it comes to "clean air" and "clean water." Rankings compiled by researchers at Yale and Columbia universities say otherwise. ....
https://www.factcheck.org/2018/08/u-s-not-ranked-the-cleanest-country/