Joe McCarthy
About Joe McCarthy
Joe McCarthy is a Staff Writer at Global Citizen. He studied creative writing at Southern Connecticut State University and now writes about environmental issues and global events.
Stories
CitizenshipAngelina Jolie Says We Have an ‘Obligation’ to Help Refugees in New Op-Ed
"Why are politicians being elected on promises to shut borders and turn back refugees?” Read more
Citizenship37,000 People Fled Their Homes Every Day in 2018
“Children don’t flee to seek better opportunities; children flee because there is a risk." Read more
HealthA Rare Flesh-Eating Bacteria Is Spreading Because of Climate Change
The disease is often spread through eating raw oysters. Read more
EnvironmentBoaty McBoatface Finds Missing Climate Change Link at Bottom of Ocean
The submarine was named by an open Internet poll. Read more
EnvironmentMajor Elephant Refuge Goes Entire Year Without a Single Poaching
The area’s elephant population had declined by nearly 75% in recent years. Read more
CitizenshipUN Accuses Myanmar of Creating ‘Apartheid State’ and Threatens to Withhold Aid
“Rakhine has been an apartheid state for years.” Read more
FeatureCitizenshipTun Lin Was Trapped for 11 Years on a Slave Ship. Now He’s Fighting to End Slavery.
“Once you find yourself on a fishing boat in the middle of the ocean, there’s no way off.” Read more
EnvironmentPope Francis Just Got Oil Companies to Commit to Cutting Emissions
“There is still hope and there remains time to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.” Read more
EnvironmentThe Young Conservative Trying to Get More Republicans to Fight Climate Change
“For too long, conservatives have been anti-everything the Democrats have proposed.” Read more
EnvironmentThis Company Has a Plan to Pull All the Excess Carbon Out of the Atmosphere
And it’s deceptively simple. Read more