Vivvo CMS 4.0 http://www.pri.org/ 2008 Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ http://www.pri.org/pri-videos/puma-den-reaction.html http://www.pri.org/pri-videos/puma-den-reaction.html Videos Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:19:00 -0400 The staunch supporters of Senator Hillary Clinton's presidential candidacy have now dubbed themselves PUMAs. Watch as they react to Senator Clinton's address at the DNC. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/Election-2008/hillary-clinton-dnc08.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/Election-2008/hillary-clinton-dnc08.html Election 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 17:19:00 -0400 In her highly anticipated speech, Hillary Clinton asked the reluctant among her followers to unite behind Barack Obama. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/Election-2008/dean-50-state-strategy.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/Election-2008/dean-50-state-strategy.html Election 2008 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:29:00 -0400 Howard Dean talks about his 50-state strategy to challenge Republicans even in GOP strongholds. http://www.pri.org/world/russia-ups-the-ante.html http://www.pri.org/world/russia-ups-the-ante.html World Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:20:00 -0400 Russia's president, Dmitry Medvedev, recognizes the Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states. http://www.pri.org/business/mortgage-crisis-world-economy.html http://www.pri.org/business/mortgage-crisis-world-economy.html Business & Economy Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:01:00 -0400 The world economy is threatened by what some believe is most dangerous crisis since the depression of the 1930s: the mortgage crisis in the U.S. http://www.pri.org/science/debate-grows-over-fmri.html http://www.pri.org/science/debate-grows-over-fmri.html Science & Technology Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:48:00 -0400 A growing number of scientists question the use of brain scanning technology as a tool to decode the inner workings of the mind. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/books/kerouac-on-the-road.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/books/kerouac-on-the-road.html Books Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:46:00 -0400 It's the 50th anniversary of the book that defined the Beat movement -- the importance and lasting effects of "On the Road." http://www.pri.org/politics-society/rethinking-the-sixties.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/rethinking-the-sixties.html Politics & Society Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:25:00 -0400 Sixties activism, the My Lai massacre, hanging with Bob Dylan, the rise of the conservative movement and a Gen-X perspective. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/music/seun-kuti-afrobeat.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/music/seun-kuti-afrobeat.html Music Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:01:00 -0400 Seun Kuti is leader of his band, Egypt 80 -- their new CD, called "Seun Kuti & Fela's Egypt 80," is Seun's first collection of original songs. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/Election-2008/day-two-dnc.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/Election-2008/day-two-dnc.html Election 2008 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:57:00 -0400 The keynote speaker is Virginia's former Governor, Mark Warner, but the star of the show will be Hillary Clinton. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/Election-2008/anti-war-democrats.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/Election-2008/anti-war-democrats.html Election 2008 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:07:00 -0400 The on-going tensions between the Obama campaign and the anti-war faction of the Democratic Party. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/religion/interfaith-gathering-dnc.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/religion/interfaith-gathering-dnc.html Religion Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:02:00 -0400 The Democratic National Convention got an early start with the party’s first-ever interfaith gathering. http://www.pri.org/business/economic-security/workforce-after-college.html http://www.pri.org/business/economic-security/workforce-after-college.html Economic Security Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:31:00 -0400 A look at the cost versus the value of a college education for young people entering the current job market. http://www.pri.org/business/Global-Development/chinas-wild-west.html http://www.pri.org/business/Global-Development/chinas-wild-west.html Global Development Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:40:00 -0400 China's push to urbanize its western reaches has increased the percentage of Han Chinese in those regions, and made local economies boom. http://www.pri.org/science/environment/requiem-for-a-river.html http://www.pri.org/science/environment/requiem-for-a-river.html Environment Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:32:00 -0400 How the Colorado River -- one of the defining elements of the American West -- has changed over the past 80 years. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/arts/macdowell-colony.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/arts/macdowell-colony.html Arts Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:45:00 -0400 New Hampshire’s MacDowell Colony gave artists a retreat in the woods -- Aaron Copland wrote "Billy the Kid" there. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/movies/tell-no-one-movie.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/movies/tell-no-one-movie.html Movies Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:46:00 -0400 The thriller "Tell No One " took a while to make it into American movie theaters, but it's finally here and it's a hit. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/Election-2008/democrats-descend-denver.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/Election-2008/democrats-descend-denver.html Election 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:55:00 -0400 At this week's convention: uncertainty around Hillary Clinton supporters, and delegates still getting used to Obama's VP choice. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/Election-2008/convention-obama-biden.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/Election-2008/convention-obama-biden.html Election 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:19:00 -0400 The missing piece of the Democratic convention is now revealed with Joe Biden as Obama’s running mate. http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/music-message-mozambique.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/music-message-mozambique.html Social Entrepreneurship Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:06:00 -0400 Singer-activist Feliciano Dos Santos of Mozambique founded the NGO, Estamos, to bring clean water and toilets to his war-torn nation. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/books/love-and-a-fish.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/books/love-and-a-fish.html Books Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:17:00 -0400 Actors Charles Keating and Keir Dullea read the short stories, "The Secret Goldfish" and "The Other Woman." http://www.pri.org/politics-society/role-vice-president.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/role-vice-president.html Politics & Society Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:11:00 -0400 Dick Cheney has been the most powerful VP in recent memory, and whoever gets the post next is unlikely to wield quite the influence that he has. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/Election-2008/preview-democratic-convention.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/Election-2008/preview-democratic-convention.html Election 2008 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:00:00 -0400 The Democrats are gathering in Denver, getting ready to nominate the first African American candidate for President. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/endangered-species-act.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/endangered-species-act.html Government Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:57:00 -0400 The Bush administration is proposing sweeping revisions to the Endangered Species Act that could threaten the law itself with extinction. http://www.pri.org/business/us-realestate-bargain.html http://www.pri.org/business/us-realestate-bargain.html Business & Economy Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:04:00 -0400 Foreigners are snapping up properties from coast-to-coast, attracted by the weak dollar that makes American housing a bargain. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/Election-2008/karl-rove-advice-candidates.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/Election-2008/karl-rove-advice-candidates.html Election 2008 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:00:00 -0400 Master political strategist Karl Rove outlines some campaign strategies for John McCain and Barack Obama. http://www.pri.org/pri-videos/afrigadget-technology.html http://www.pri.org/pri-videos/afrigadget-technology.html Videos Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:06:00 -0400 The AfriGadget blog tells the stories of ingenuity and improvisation, and the interesting collision of low- and high-tech in Africa. http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/regional-implications-musharraf-resignation.html http://www.pri.org/world/middle-east/regional-implications-musharraf-resignation.html Middle East Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:10:00 -0400 Reaction to the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf from Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and Washington DC. http://www.pri.org/world/russian-view.html http://www.pri.org/world/russian-view.html World Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:09:00 -0400 Ivan Soltanovsky, Russia's deputy ambassador to NATO, on Russia's position regarding Georgia. http://www.pri.org/world/backstory-russia-georgia.html http://www.pri.org/world/backstory-russia-georgia.html World Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:03:00 -0400 The history, events and factors that led to the current conflict between Russia and Georgia. 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