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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

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U.N. Estimate of Global Poverty Runs Short By 400 Million

Comments (1) | development programme, global multidimensional poverty index, global poor, HPI, human poverty index, MPI, Nation and World, ophi, Oxford, oxford poverty and human development initiative, poverty, quality of life, U.N., UNDP, United Nations, united nations development programme, World bank

The HPI proposes a more nuanced model of global poverty. (Russavia, Wikimedia Commons)

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

The accepted U.N. method of counting poverty has been rendered obsolete.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

The Dark Side Of Development

Comments (3) | Corruption, Development, displaced people, ethiopia, forceful relocation, Independent Evaluation Group, indigeneous peoples, International, international monetary fund, Laos, loans, Nam Theun II Hydropower Project, poverty, violence, World bank

Syuzanna Petrosyan
Executive Producer

World Bank policies have concentrated wealth in the hands of those with power and resources.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Typhoon Haiyan Update: Aid Expedites

via Twitter/@TheEconomist

Jillian Morabito
Executive Producer

The world comes together to assist in the efforts to support victims of the storm.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Israel Should Stop Hindering Palestinian Economic Development

suwatpo, freedigitalphotos.com

Linda Fawaz
Contributor

Israel's resource theft must end.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Latin American Pope May Symbolize Global Power Shift

Comments (0) | catholic church, fatou bensouda, global power shift, global south, International, International Criminal Court, Pope Francis, United Nations, World bank

Children in Brazil, which has the highest Catholic population, celebrate the Festa do Divino (Miradas.com.br)

Lauren Madow
Executive Producer

WATCH: Pope Francis of Argentina's election may be part of a larger trend

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Rebels Continue Advance In Central African Republic

Comments (0) | baghdad, Bangui, Central African Republic, child soldiers, France, François Bozizé, Gabon, International, OCHA, Séléka, UN Children's Agency, UN Security Council, Unicef, United Nations, World bank

A rebel fighter in Central African Republic (hdptcar on flickr)

Lauren Madow
Executive Producer

Violent rebellion in Central African Republic continues.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

World Bank Taps Kim Yong Kim For Presidency

Comments (0) | imf, Kim Yong Kim, Nation and World, Obama, President, World bank

Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President Obama’s nominee for World Bank Presidency met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Rural Developmen

Braden Holly
Executive Producer

The World Bank has selected Kim Yong Kim as its next president.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

President Obama Nominates Dartmouth President Kim To Head World Bank

Comments (0) | Barack Obama, dartmouth college, Development, health care, jim kim, Jim Yong Kim, Nation and World, Obama, Okonjo-Iweala, Paul Farmer, White House, World bank

Joe Peters
Contributor

The nomination is a surprise to some.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Soaring Food Prices Could Spread Unrest To Central Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa

Comments (0) | Food, food prices, Hunger, International, United Nations, World bank

Mary Slosson
Executive Producer

The World Bank has raised the alarm over 44 million new hungry people, and a new trend of expensive food.

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