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Tuesday, July 05, 2016, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes on the World: Human Trafficking around the World and in Ohio
According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, human trafficking is the world’s fastest growing global crime, the fastest growing means by which people are enslaved and one of the largest sources of income for organized crime. UNICEF estimates...
Tuesday, June 07, 2016, 6:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes on the World: How to Hide a Billion Dollars
The Panama Papers are one of the largest data leaks in history: 2.6 terabytes that include 11.5 million documents from the world’s fourth biggest offshore law firm, Mossack Fonseca. Contained within the unprecedented volume of files are a network that...
Tuesday, May 03, 2016, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes on the World: Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis
Over the course of a decade-long recession, Puerto Rico has amassed a public debt of $72 billion, a staggering amount that the unincorporated U.S. territory is in danger of defaulting on in May. "Let us be clear: We have no cash...
Tuesday, April 05, 2016, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes on the World: Putin's Russia on the World Stage
With the annexation of Crimea in March of 2014, the Russian Federation forcefully reasserted itself on the world stage thanks in no small part to the efforts and aspirations of its President, Vladimir Putin. The same has been true in...
Tuesday, March 01, 2016, 6:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes on the World: "Person of the Year" or "Her Big Mistake?"
Time Magazine lauded Angela Merkel, the Federal Chancellor of Germany, by naming her “Person of the Year.” In Germany, however, she provoked mixed feelings and some serious opposition within her party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Can she regain control? Join...
Tuesday, February 02, 2016, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes on the World: Challenges of the European Union in the 21st Century
The European Union (EU) is a politico-economic union of 28 member-states. Created after World War II to foster economic cooperation, the EU has delivered nearly half a century of peace, stability, and prosperity to its more than 500 million citizens. Currently,...
Tuesday, December 01, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes on The World: UN Sustainability Goals - Can 17 Initiatives Transform the World?
On September 25, 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were ratified by all 193 countries in the United Nations (UN). These goals are focused on eliminating poverty and hunger, reducing inequality, addressing climate change, creating sustainable cities and communities, and...
Tuesday, November 03, 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes on The World: The War in Yemen You Don't Know About
Yemen is unique. It is one of the oldest societies in the world and the poorest Arab country. Popular commentary often ignores Yemen as peripheral to the Middle East’s dominate themes, but this misses much. Propelled by the Arab uprisings...
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