Archive for 2012
Robert F. Kennedy’s Cuban Missile Crisis Era Papers Released
Nearly 3,000 pages of material from the papers of Robert F. Kennedy are being released by the National Archives and the Kennedy Library.
The Hidden History of Mexican Migrants
We may be wrapping up the largest immigration wave in modern times: 12 million Mexican migrants have come to the US over the past four decades, many illegally and out of sight. One professor is trying to collect and preserve the artifacts of this hidden migration before the clues completely disappear.
Saudi Blogger Ahmed Al Omran Discusses Human Rights Case
Marco Werman speaks with 27-year old Saudi journalist and blogger Ahmed Al Omran, about the ongoing trial of two human rights activist and how the mainstream Saudi media is ignoring the story.
Iranian Singer Sussan Deyhim Contributes to the Argo Soundtrack
Iranian singer Sussan Deyhim contributed music to the new film “Argo.” The film is set in Tehran during the US Embassy hostage crisis that followed the Iranian revolution. This is a time period that resonates with Sussan Deyhim even though she had left Iran a couple years prior.
PRI’s The World: 10/10/2012 (France, Russia, Mexico)
As the US Supreme Court reconsiders affirmative action, we look at some affirmative action in France and Brazil. Why Mexico’s Navy is taking a lead in fighting the drug cartels. And why humans are so much better then other primates at building things.
As the US Questions Affirmative Action Policy, Brazil Embraces it
The US Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday for and against the affirmative action policy at the University of Texas.
The French View of Affirmative Action
While the US Supreme Court reconsiders affirmative action in the United States, we explore how France has been dealing with that issue.
Mexico’s Navy on Point in Drug War on Land
As the Mexican Navy tries to explain how the corpse of a top druglord it killed was later stolen by gunmen, we focus on a different question: what’s the Navy doing fighting druglords in the first place? It turns out the Mexican Navy has been taking the leading role in the fight against the top cartel bosses for a while now.
People vs. Apes: Do Social Skills Give Us an Edge?
We humans are exceptionally good at manipulating our environment, but what makes us so successful compared with other primates? Our intelligence? Our opposable thumbs? A clever experiment conducted in Africa and Europe suggests another answer: our social skills. Ari Daniel Shapiro of our partner program NOVA reports.
Music Heard on Air for October 10, 2012
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for October 10, 2012. Artists featured are: Habib Koite & Bamada, Dub is a Weapon, Toubab Krewe, Silina Musango, Kalaban Coura, Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra.
Family of Former Marine Jailed In Iran Pleads for Prisoner’s Freedom
Iranian-American Amir Hekmati has languished in an Iranian prison since he was sentenced to death for spying for the CIA last January. Although that conviction was overturned in March, Hekmati remains in solitary confinement. Amir’s sister Sarah Hekmati and his brother-in-law Ramy Kurdi talk with host Marco Werman.
Massive Art Museum for the Price of a Subway Ticket
The answer to the Geo Quiz is a place often described as the longest and largest art museum in the world. More than 90 public spaces transformed into galleries span over 70 miles of this Scandanavian city. Where is this museum?
Cartoon Slideshow: Merkel Visits Greece – Briefly
These political cartoons satirize Germany’s Angela Merkel visit to Greece this week. It was brief but certainly daring, since the German Chancellor is not exactly the most popular figure in Greece at the moment. Merkel after all is responsible for forcing Greeks onto an extreme austerity diet. Then again, it’s also thanks to Merkel that Greece is still in the Euro game. These political cartoons reflect the saint and sinner image of Angela Merkel in Greece.
Russian Orthodox Church Stakes Out Territory on Social Issues
Church officials says the growth of piety is natural following the collapse of Communism 20 years ago, but Russians, clergy and people alike, are still figuring out what role the church should play.
The Music of Pussy Riot
Anchor Marco Werman talks about the music of Pussy Riot, which he says got lost in all the talk about their activism.
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