The Global Insider: August 2016

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	Sanjay Gupta: Health concerns overshadow Rio Olympics Polluted water, Zika and superbugs - CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta looks at the many health concerns plaguing Rio de Janeiro as the Olympic games loom. Athletes could be exposed to dangerous bacteria coming from local sewage and trash in Brazil's waters. Look to WWSG Exclusive Speaker Dr. Sanjay Gupta for insight as the games continue. Learn more
	Newt Gingrich: Two Conventions, Two Realities And A Jarring Contrast We have now finished two weeks of two conventions by two parties. For Americans who watched both presentations, the contrast was jarring. They weren’t just offering two different political visions. In many ways, they were offering two radically different versions of reality. In that sense, the gap between the two conventions was an accurate reflection of where we are as a country. Learn more
	Sheila Bair: Paying For College Has To Be Easier Than This All students should have access to a reasonable amount of federally backed lending, and all should be expected to give taxpayers a fair return. Eliminating disincentives to save, and broadening the loan pool—while capping overall borrowing and holding schools accountable for losses—should improve loan performance, prevent children from getting in over their heads in debt, and dramatically reduce the rate of default. Learn more
	The STEM Education Challenge New, robust partnerships between the public and private sectors are needed today to attract and educate the young scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians for tomorrow. A stem is the main trunk of a plant, and STEM — short for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics — is the main trunk of our economy. A plant that gets too little water will fail to grow. Unfortunately, that’s also what’s happening to STEM education in our country today. Learn more
	Jill Dougherty: War Fever Recently, I grabbed a taxi in Moscow. When the driver asked me where I was from, I told him the United States. “I went there once,” he said, “to Chicago. I really liked it. But tell me something,” he added. “When are we going to war?” In the past two months, I’ve traveled to the Baltic region, to Georgia, and to Russia. Talk of war is everywhere.The world, right now, is a very unstable place, for everyone, including Vladimir Putin. Learn more
	'I'm Trying To Be A Bridge': Russell Simmons Pushes For Peace Between Police, Communities Russell Simmons is a hip-hop icon and global celebrity, but chat with him awhile and he expresses that even wealth, fame and power don’t guarantee fulfillment if there’s no inner peace, or one’s environment is chaotic. So at a time when America is grappling with a rash of killings involving police and black civilians, the mogul is pushing to encourage peace and healing in communities nationwide. Learn more
	Activists Seek To Stir Latinos To Go To Polls “This isn’t just about this election, this is a referendum of America’s future,” said Maria Teresa Kumar, President of the nonpartisan civic organization Voto Latino. The organization, she said yesterday, is making efforts to reach out to young voters through social media, mobile apps and other methods to boost registration and civic engagement among the nation’s 27 million voter-eligible Latinos. Learn more
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