Singer Bunny Wailer has had a long career — first with Bob Marley, then as a successful solo artist. Now he’s re-mastered his song catalogue. Anchor Marco Werman finds out what’s coming up. Listen
We were looking for the name of a book, and a country in Africa. The answers are “Out of Africa,” and Kenya. Listen
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Permal Shah, president of the U-S based micro-lending organization KIVA. KIVA has been making micro loans to the poor in the developing world. Now the group is expanding its reach…to projects and people here in the United States. Listen to the interview
Some 10,000 of the new U.S. troops ordered to Afghanistan are fanning out across the dangerous Afghan south. But for some Afghans, the American soldiers won’t make much difference… they say the threat they face is from government corruption. The World’s Aaron Schachter reports. Listen
General Motors has filed for bankruptcy protection giving the U.S. government a 60% stake in the company. But GM is a multinational with half of its sales and workers outside the US. The World’s Jason Margolis reports on how GM’s troubles will impact the future of the global auto industry. Listen
Business is actually booming for GM in China. Sales there for the first five months of this year rose by more than a third over the same period last year. Today, GM said its problems in the US will have no impact on its thriving operations in China. The World’s China correspondent Mary Kay Magistad [...]
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with British journalist Giles Chapman about the crisis in Britain’s auto industry 40 years ago. Back then, the British government intervened in a big way, just as the US government has done now. Listen
This week, putting wind power to work in the Antarctic. Also, an online movement is created after an Iranian blogger dies in prison. Then, take a break from tech with Sherlock Holmes, and a new graphic novel about a French photographer’s journey into war-torn Afghanistan. Listen
This week, the impact of swine flu on the Mexican and Egyptian economies. Also, one Chinese county toys with the idea of paying workers to smoke, and then quickly abandons it when there is international outrage. Fiat’s CEO Sergio Marchionne, and Ireland’s struggling horse-breeding industry. Listen
