Archive for 2012
Off the Debate Agenda: The Unmentionable Threat of Global Warming
Climate change is arguably one of the biggest threats to US and global security, but there wasn’t a word about it in last night’s presidential debate on foreign policy.
Photographing Penguins Under Ice
Paul Nicklen risks life and limbs to take photographs in some of the most inhospitable places on earth. One of them has just won him the prestigious Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.
The Many Personas of Stella Rimington
The former head of MI5 was fictionalizing aspects of her life long before she started writing spy novels.
‘Horses and Bayonets’
The most tweeted line of the debate was President Obama’s zinger that the military has fewer horses and bayonets as well as fewer ships than it did in 1916. So where are bayonets from? Anchor Marco Werman gets the answer, plus the history of bayonets and horses in the military, from The World’s resident military history buff, Chris Woolf.
Arab Businesswomen Thrive During Economic Crisis
In the midst of last year’s uprisings in the Middle East, an unlikely group is thriving: women entrepreneurs are pushing ahead as crises loom around them.
Angola’s Waldemar Bastos and Classics of My Soul
Music contributor Tom Schnabel plays us some of his favorite tracks from the new album by Angola’s Waldemar Bastos.
Fidel Castro: Immortal Until Proven Otherwise
The first time I saw Fidel Castro, he was already in his twilight. Or so it seemed [...]
Memo to the Moderator: Find That Lost Question on Climate Change
Don’t let the men who would be president ride out the rest of the campaign without telling the world how they’ll address the huge global threat of climate change [...]
Another Green Party Triumph in Germany
In Germany, environmental issues are taken seriously by almost all political parties, reflecting genuine concerns among voters. This is dramatically different in the United States [...]
PRI’s The World: 10/22/2012 (Iran, Italy, Turkey)
Why foreign policy debates don’t necessarily reflect the issues presidents really face once in office. Also, we explore the history of the Mormon church in Mexico. Plus, we hear from a 26-year-old from Irish surfer who just became the first woman to catch a wave in Iran.
Battles Over Bani Walid, Libya
It’s been a year since Libya’s longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi was captured and killed. But there’s one town in Libya that remains a Gaddafi stronghold: Bani Walid. And battles there over the weekend have claimed 30 lives.
Relevancy of Foreign Policy Debate Questioned
The foreign policy issues that come up in presidential debates are not necessarily the ones that will be most relevant for the candidate who wins the election. That’s according to Boston Globe foreign affairs columnist Juliette Kayyem.
In Turkey, President Barack Obama in 55 Layers of Pastry
Baked at the height of international euphoria about the Obama presidency, the “Baracklava” spends more time on its shelf at the back of the shop these days. It usually only comes out for American tourists.
Latino Mormons: The LDS Church’s Fastest Growing Group
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has over a million members in Mexico. And as Mexican Mormons move to the US, they bring their faith north with them.
High School Debaters: What Makes For an Effective Argument?
The presidential debates have been getting increasingly feisty. But does that make for an effective debate? The World’s Jason Margolis got some perspectives on debating from several immigrant high school students in Boston.
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