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Cartoon Slideshow: Crisis in Syria
Blood, blood and blood are the subjects of this cartoon slideshow about Syria. Cartoonists around the globe are responding to the blood being spilled in the violent crackdown on demonstrators — especially in the Syrian city of Homs. Bashar al-Assad is the villain and the images are graphic, in your face, and unsubtle.
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life in Mumbai’s Annawadi Slum
Marco Werman talks with Katherine Boo, author of “Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity”.
Mindful Eating Comes to America
There’s a food movement called mindful eating that’s picking up speed in the US. led by Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hạnh. He has a food meditation center in southern France. For the Geo Quiz, we’re looking for the name of the French department or region where you can find Plum Village.
Carpooling the German Way
Carpooling has been popular in Germany for decades. One German-based web company is betting that it will catch on in the US, where your car is your domain.
Sea Turtle Poaching and High Demand in China
The Chinese have a taste for turtle, and that’s led to a rise in poaching endangered sea turtles off the coast of the Philippines. Some Philippines military leaders think the poachers may also be doing lead work for the Chinese military.
Climate-Crusading Maldives President Resigns
Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has resigned after weeks of unrest. Host Marco Werman reports on the sudden resignation of a leader who had been a vociferous campaigner for action on climate change.
The Presidential Politics of Ignoring Climate Change
One issue has been nowhere on the radar during the Republican presidential primaries: addressing global climate change.
How A Big Mac Can Hide Inflation
Argentina may be facing some serious financial problems. One is an inflation rate as high as 25 percent, but the Argentine government claims the number’s much lower, under 10 percent. And it’s enlisted the world’s most famous hamburger to help make its case.
Purchasing Power and the Big Mac Index
Economists study something called purchasing power parity. Basically, how far will a dollar go in Argentina, Italy, or the US? They gauge this by looking at a comparable basket of goods and services across nations.
Cartoon Slideshow: Russia’s Vladimir Putin
Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is a man in the middle….the middle of a campaign. He wants to be Russia’s president — again. He’s in the middle of protests against him. So he’s staging his own support rally in response. And Putin is also in the middle of the international outrage over the violence in Syria. Russia sells lots of weapons to Syria and Putin (along with his representatives at the UN) are neutering any real efforts to end the government-sponsored violence in Syria.
New Anti-Corruption Ruling in India
India’s Supreme Court has canceled 122 telecommunications licenses awarded to companies in 2008. The ruling is the latest chapter in a long-running corruption drama in India.
Cartoon: Facebook Going Public
Dutch cartoonist Tom Janssen uses a familiar emoticon to show how Facebook (the company) is probably feeling about the upcoming IPO.
Soul-Searching Over Apple Exposé
The World’s environment editor Peter Thomson has been reading the news on Apple’s supply chain, and shares some thoughts on Apple, human rights, and us.
Facebook’s Fastest Growing Markets
We are looking for two countries that are experiencing an explosive growth of Facebook users.
Apple, Human Rights, and Us
The concerns have been mounting for years, but suddenly, with last week’s blockbuster NY Times series on Apple’s supply chain, the question is on everyone’s lips: have the defining consumer products of our time been created at an intolerable human and environmental cost?
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