Fragmented Attention
In MLK’s day, the struggle for equality was largely one of Black Americans fighting for equal rights with a white majority that hadn’t (still hasn’t) fully grappled with the...
Shared Causes
The internet changed the media and gave every activist a megaphone, lending all of their causes a sense of urgency. The recognition of a shared struggle has given rise to...
Unity Goes MIA
As protests erupted across America and the world following the death of George Floyd, one city stood out as a surprising breakaway. Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, which has...
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LOOK BEYOND YOUR BUBBLE
Butterfly Effect: Merkel’s Last Act Shows Democracy at Work
Germany’s elections show that there's space for centrist politics to grow — and why America's two-party system might be holding it back.
Butterfly Effect: The Truth Behind Macron’s Trumpian Tantrums
America’s differences with its European allies go much deeper than a fleet of submarines.
The Carlos Watson Show
The Carlos Watson Show brings bold, impactful conversations with culture-defining celebrities, intellectual pioneers and changemakers, spotlighting the voices you need to hear to make sense of this important time in American history.
Butterfly Effect: Why Spies Need to Focus on Climate Change
Terrorists are gaining from global warming.
The Colonial Past of the King of Mangoes
From Portuguese colonizers to the British monarchy, the Alphonso has charmed generations of the world's elite.
Butterfly Effect: Hey America, Learn From South America
The US has long been a shining example to the rest of the Americas.
You Have a Notification: ‘They Are About to Kill Us’
As so many connected to Afghanistan pull every string they can think of to help get Afghans onto planes, time is running out.
The Food That Built America
The Food that Built America tells the unbelievable true stories behind the industry titans like Henry Heinz, Milton Hershey, the Kellogg brothers and Ray Kroc, who revolutionized food, and transformed American life and culture forever in the process.
Butterfly Effect: Ready to Gulp Down Some Climate Guilt?
Should an Ethiopian farmer take the blame for the carbon emissions from coffee sipped in a San Francisco café? The answer could determine whether we manage to save the world.
Butterfly Effect: Why Kabul Is Not Saigon
The odds were stacked in America's favor far more than in Vietnam.
