http://www.pri.org/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2008-07-25T05:17:23-04:00 http://www.pri.org/pri-videos/hugging-saint.html 2008-07-23T14:08:00-04:00 2008-07-23T14:08:00-04:00 The Takeaway Meet Mata Amritanandamayi Devi. She's frequently called "the hugging saint" and her followers estimate she has hugged more than 27 million people. But what makes her a hero are her tireless efforts to provide food, shelter, medical care, and education to the poor. http://www.pri.org/health/prostate-cancer-alzheimers-drugs.html 2008-07-21T09:18:00-04:00 2008-07-21T09:18:00-04:00 The Takeaway The drug abiraterone helps fight prostate cancer, and Dimebon found to improve cognitive abilities for Alzheimer’s patients http://www.pri.org/science/energy/off-shore-oil-drilling.html 2008-07-20T19:12:00-04:00 2008-07-20T19:12:00-04:00 To the Point The debate over offshore oil drilling set against high gas prices, environmental concerns, oil speculation, and the politics of energy. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/Election-2008/mccain-campaing-takes-aim.html 2008-07-19T19:33:00-04:00 2008-07-19T19:33:00-04:00 The Takeaway With Barack Obama on a Middle East tour, John McCain is on the offense, pitching Obama's lack of foreign policy and national security experience as weaknesses. http://www.pri.org/health/Global-Health/developmental-effects-coal-pollution.html 2008-07-18T02:40:00-04:00 2008-07-18T02:40:00-04:00 Living on Earth The effects of coal pollution on the development of children born near a coal-fired power plant in Tongliang, China. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/books/operation-homecoming.html 2008-07-22T17:09:00-04:00 2008-07-22T17:09:00-04:00 Selected Shorts Hear works drawn from the remarkable volume "Operation Homecoming: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front, in the Words of U.S. Troops and Their Families." http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/steve-earle-studio360.html 2008-07-21T23:10:00-04:00 2008-07-21T23:10:00-04:00 Studio 360 Steve Earle sings about leaving his adopted home and falling in love again, and talks about his role on HBO's "The Wire." http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/grocery-gap-takeaway.html 2008-07-17T18:03:00-04:00 2008-07-17T18:03:00-04:00 The Takeaway Pennsylvania State Representative Dwight Evans is bringing grocery stores back to inner city areas. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/music/remix-culture-ttbook.html 2008-07-20T12:52:00-04:00 2008-07-20T12:52:00-04:00 To The Best of Our Knowledge DJ Spooky, Derek Chilcote Bacco and Lawrence Lessig on remix and mash-ups and why current copyright law is absurd; and "old-school" cassette mix tapes. http://www.pri.org/world/nelson-mandela-elders.html 2008-07-22T06:26:00-04:00 2008-07-22T06:26:00-04:00 The Tavis Smiley Show Former Irish President Mary Robinson talks about The Elders, a group of respected world leaders assembled by Nelson Mandela to tackle some of the world's most divisive issues.