Archive for 2012
NAFTA from a Mexican Point of View
The town of Silao, in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, has seen its manufacturing base grow under NAFTA. General Motors built a plant there soon after NAFTA came into effect, and the plant is still running strong.
India Protects Its Most Valuable Tea
We’re looking for the name of a town in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. This town in the foothills of the Himalayas gives its name to one of the world’s most popular tea varieties.
Mother of Mohamed Bouazizi Speaks About Son Who Sparked Revolution
Two years ago Monday, Mohamed Bouazizi committed a personal act of protest. The young fruit seller from the Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid set himself on fire – and set off a revolution.
Rescuing the Lost Sacred Songs of Georgia
For most of the 20th century, the country of Georgia was under Soviet rule. A lot of Russian traditions flowed across the border–sometimes influencing–sometimes replacing native Georgian traditions. Now, 20 years after Georgia became independent, religious communities want to unearth one of those lost traditions: sacred song.
Music Heard on Air for December 18, 2012
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for December 18, 2012. Artists featured are: Coran Ivanovic, Andreas Kapsalis, Tim Maia, Toubab Krewe, Red Baraat.
Guns and the US-Mexico Border: What ATF Agents See
The Newtown shooting and the outrage about guns, reminded me of reporting in Mexico and how easily weapons can end up in criminal hands [...]
PRI’s The World: 12/17/2012 (Mexico, Japan, Israel)
The first funerals are held for the victims of the Newtown massacre. We get global reaction. Japan votes conservatives back into power. And Florida tomato growers call for new trade rules 20 years after NAFTA.
US Gun Culture and Global Views of Connecticut Shooting
As residents of Newtown, Connecticut, begin to bury those killed in Friday’s school shooting there, reaction continues to pour in from all around the globe. We’ll talk to David Hemenway of the Harvard School of Public Health.
Israel Empathizes as the US Mourns After Newtown Shooting
Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu compared the killings in Newtown, CT to other terror attacks on Israeli civilians. Reporter Daniel Estrin speaks with Marco Werman about how the school shooting resonates with Israelis.
Gun Violence: The View from Mexico
In Mexico, guns are tightly regulated. We get a closer look at those laws governing fire arms and how they shape Mexican’s attitude towards guns.
Join the Army, Speak a Language and Become a Citizen
The US Army is reviving a program that offers immigrants with certain language skills a fast track to US citizenship. Many of the slots, including all those for Korean speakers, have already been filled.
Music Heard on Air for December 17, 2012
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for December 17, 2012. Artists featured are: Jesse Cook, Vieux Farka Toure, Debo Band, Baba Marimba.
In Parliamentary Elections, Japan Chooses a Pro-Nuclear Conservative Party
In Japan, the main opposition party, the conservative LDP, won the parliamentary elections.
Life Getting Worse for Egypt’s Poor
Egyptians voted on ratifying their new constitution over the weekend. It’s being billed as a bold step in democratic reform. But Egypt’s poor are being left out of the process, as The World’s Matthew Bell reports from Cairo, that’s especially true for the poorest Egyptians.
NAFTA 20 Years After: Florida’s Tomato Growers Struggling
Florida produces the most fresh tomatoes of any state in the nation. But the growers there say they can’t compete with lower-priced Mexican imports much longer. And now they’re fighting a 16-year-old trade agreement that could put the idea of free trade at risk and potentially spark a trade war between the US and Mexico.
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