United States: Is the ‘Trump bump’ real? – UpFront (Reality Check)
United States President Donald Trump claims the economy is booming under his leadership, taking full credit for gross domestic profit (GDP) growth since he...
Steven Pinker on Trump, violence and religion | UpFront
In part two of our interview with Steven Pinker, the Harvard professor and cognitive scientist addresses criticism of his latest book, Enlightenment Now: The...
War, poverty and inequality: Is there any good news? | UpFront
Harvard professor and cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker's new book Enlightenment Now has sparked a debate on how we see the world. While wars and poverty...
🇬🇧 Is the UK still racist? | UpFront
According to journalist Afua Hirsch, "discussing race in contemporary Britain is still a radical act." In her latest book, Brit(ish), Hirsch argues that the...
🇺🇸 🇮🇶 Is it time the US apologised for invading Iraq? | Upfront
Fifteen years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the consequences of the subsequent war continue to be debated. According to the UN Refugee Agency...
Modern slavery | Are we all to blame? | UpFront
In November 2017, video emerged showing African migrants and refugees being sold in open slave markets in Libya. Although the video's horrific images provoked a...
🇺🇸 Did Donald Trump abandon Puerto Rico? | UpFront
Almost six months after hurricanes Maria and Irma devastated Puerto Rico, the U.S. territory is struggling to recover. Carmen Yulin Cruz, mayor of San...
🇿🇦 Can South Africa stop cycles of corruption? | UpFront
After countless corruption scandals, South Africa's President Jacob Zuma resigned from office last month. Zuma's former deputy Cyril Ramaphosa has since taken over as...