New ReviewThe G20 is a powerful, informal group of nineteen countries and the European Union. It also includes a representative from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The list evolved from an effort to include major developing...

New ReviewMexican production facilities known as maquiladoras have become a regular feature on the Mexican business landscape, particularly in the northern Mexico-Texas border towns. Learn more about how these mainly US-run production facilities...

Why Senator Bernie Sanders lost the nomination to Hillary Clinton.

Dictators are overthrown in part 6 of our epic journey through the revolutions that set the power dynamics of our modern civilization.

As Trump begins his presidency, this a data-driven look at how the American people view the world, including what they think are major threats.

The 10 highest scoring nations on the Global Connectivity Index.

Ten infrastructure mega-projects America needs President Donald Trump and congress to fund and build in the near future.

America's ten most (and least) religious states, compared.

A quick look at the electoral results and circumstances of every US presidential election since 1964.

The Panama Papers show how the world's most powerful people hide their money in offshore bank accounts to prevent paying taxes or suffering the consequences of government actions.

Japan's last shogun is ousted in a coup and a young emperor seizes power to become the supreme executive authority. Part 3 of our 2,600 year timeline of history's greatest revolutions.

The Roman Kingdom falls and a Republic is born--Part 1 of history's greatest revolutions that created our modern civilization.

Iran becomes an Islamic Republic as Ayatollah Khomeini seizes power to become Supreme Leader. Part 5 of our journey through history's greatest revolutions--the moments that shaped modern civilization.

Gandhi gains power and leads India's independence movement. Part 4 of our timeline of the greatest revolutions in history--moments that shaped modern civilization.

A data-driven look at how the U.S. changed under the presidency of Barack Obama.

The many lies and truths told by Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in the first 2016 U.S. presidential debate.

An examination of the European Migration Crisis.

The American and French Revolutions change the power dynamics of the world. Part 2 of our educational timeline of History's Greatest Revolutions.

A state-by-state look at the history of U.S. immigration, showing the leading country of origin for newcomers in each territory, by decade.

Pope Francis -- Jorge Mario Bergoglio -- was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1936 and is the eldest of five children.

Explaining what the historic Paris Climate Change deal does and what it means for the world.

The U.S. and China will likely be the two most influential countries for the rest of the 21st century. This is how people in 40 countries around the world currently view the two nations across a variety of global issues, according to a...

A flyover simulation of what the world's major cities will look like after the climate warms two to four degrees and the oceans rise dozens of feet/meters.

An examination of President Barack Obama's achievements over his two terms in office.