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SPD leader Olaf Scholz greeting celebrating party members Sunday evening.

The SPD and Greens make big gains in German election, CDU & CSU get worst result ever

On Sunday, German voters went to the polls to elect a new Bundestag to replace the one elected four years ago. The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), led by Olaf Scholz, the Minister of Finance and Vice Chancellor in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s outgoing government and likely Chancellor in...

President Masisi’s visit to Yale (pictured left to right: Yale’s Eddie Mandhry, President Peter Salovey, President Masisi, and YSE Dean Indy Burke).

Botswana and Yale partner to advance sustainable natural resource management

President Mokgweetsi Masisi of the Republic of Botswana visited Yale on September 22 to meet with Yale President Peter Salovey, sign a partnership agreement to advance sustainable natural resource management in collaboration with Yale partners, and deliver a...

From left: Helen Hagan, George William Stanley Ish, John Edward West Thompson, Charles McLinn, Thomas Nelson Baker, and Jefferson G. Ish Jr.

Descendants of early Black Yale graduates tell their stories

When Newman T. Baker first tried to play the washboard years ago, he had what he describes as an almost out-of-body experience. Though he had never played before, his hands seemed to glide over the ribbed surface of the board as if, he said, “my ancestors were showing me how to play.”

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing the snap election, Ottawa, August 15.

Canadian Liberals win election but, as expected, again fall short of a majority

Hoping to win a Liberal majority in the Canadian House of Commons, on August 15 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked the Governor General, Mary Simon, to dissolve Parliament and call a new election on September 20. Trudeau, whose father Pierre Elliott Trudeau served as prime minister from 1968 to...

Saad Omer Saad Omer (Photo by Dan Renzetti)

‘Not a zero-sum game’: Sharing vaccines is in countries’ best interests

How nations can best allocate COVID-19 vaccines remains a discussion of global importance. And at its heart is the question of whether countries with greater access to vaccines should focus on vaccinating their own citizens or sharing their vaccine allotments with other nations.

While...

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