This great chart from The Economist sums it up - in the '60s through '80s there were an average of 12 military coups or attempted c...

"Worst economic crisis since the Great Depression" is a phrase getting tossed around a lot these days. While it does seem to be te...

I have a chapter in my book entitled Equality. It mainly focuses on gender equality worldwide, as well as race relations in America. It will...

Basically, yes. Although this NY Times article definitely includes counterpoints and caveats, the gist of it is that as India pulls its poo...

Hardly a day passes without some nugget of news about increasing democracy in a far-flung country. Here are five examples from the past coup...

We all know the bad news: Over 33 million people worldwide are living with HIV, making it a pandemic, and some African countries are complet...

Yes, overall the world is much happier than it used to be. 52 countries were studied (there are 193 total), and overall happiness increased ...