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The Globalist’s Top Essays of 2015: Europe

From Paris to Athens to London to Berlin, Europe had its most difficult and defining year in decades.

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Pedal For Your Life in Guatemala!

Carlos Enrique Marroquin runs an innovative charity in Guatemala that recycles bicycle parts into pedal-powered machines.

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A Colombian Family is Reunited through Enterprise

Despite a rough run-in with paramilitary groups in Colombia, one man’s ambition reunites his family of 13.

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How Nigeria Defeated Wild Polio

A push to vaccinate 45 million children, despite Boko Haram’s brutal insurgency, pushed Nigeria off the endemic list.

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Greeks: Toiling All Year Long?

Why do Greek workers have to work such long hours to stay afloat?

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