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/hugging-saint.html http://www.pri.org/pri-videos/hugging-saint.html Videos Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:08:00 -0400 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 http://www.pri.org/health/prostate-cancer-alzheimers-drugs.html Health Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:18:00 -0400 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 http://www.pri.org/science/energy/off-shore-oil-drilling.html Energy Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:12:00 -0400 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 http://www.pri.org/politics-society/Election-2008/mccain-campaing-takes-aim.html Election 2008 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:33:00 -0400 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 http://www.pri.org/health/Global-Health/developmental-effects-coal-pollution.html Global Health Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:40:00 -0400 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 http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/books/operation-homecoming.html Books Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:09:00 -0400 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 http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/steve-earle-studio360.html Arts & Entertainment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:10:00 -0400 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 http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/grocery-gap-takeaway.html Social Entrepreneurship Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:03:00 -0400 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 http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/music/remix-culture-ttbook.html Music Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:52:00 -0400 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 http://www.pri.org/world/nelson-mandela-elders.html World Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:26:00 -0400 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. http://www.pri.org/science/olympic-drug-testing.html http://www.pri.org/science/olympic-drug-testing.html Science & Technology Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:51:00 -0400 Before the Olympics even begin there are concerns that Olympic anti-doping monitors won't be able to detect the blood-boosting drug EPO. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/books/richard-bausch-peace.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/books/richard-bausch-peace.html Books Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:40:00 -0400 Bausch's "Peace" is the story of a company of American soldiers sent to confirm the retreat of the Germans at the end of WWII. http://www.pri.org/health/Global-Health/hand-washing-theworld.html http://www.pri.org/health/Global-Health/hand-washing-theworld.html Global Health Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:38:00 -0400 Advertising agencies enlisted to promote hand-washing in effort to reduce infant mortality around the world. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/ze-frank-tsoya.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/ze-frank-tsoya.html Arts & Entertainment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:18:00 -0400 Internet super-celebrity Ze Frank's year-long daily video blog project, The Show, was one of the first great successes of the video blog world. http://www.pri.org/world/power-politics-olympics.html http://www.pri.org/world/power-politics-olympics.html World Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:53:00 -0400 The Olympic Games aren't just for the athletes -- political leaders, NGOs and social activists all have an agenda. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/week-congress-jul14-08.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/government/week-congress-jul14-08.html Government Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:31:00 -0400 The body that is the U.S. Congress just flat-out dropped any pretense of playing nice and being civil this past week. http://www.pri.org/business/economic-security/economic-inequality-herenow.html http://www.pri.org/business/economic-security/economic-inequality-herenow.html Economic Security Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:31:00 -0400 Essayist Barbara Ehrenreich says American employers look at their employees, not as potential consumers, but as expenses. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/Election-2008/mccain-black-voters.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/Election-2008/mccain-black-voters.html Election 2008 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:55:00 -0400 The numbers don't lie -- black voters in key swing states overwhelmingly support Barack Obama -- what John McCain needs to do to court black voters. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/gay-ad-campaign.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/gay-ad-campaign.html Politics & Society Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:28:00 -0400 South Carolina didn't like being promoted as a destination for gay tourists in a recent London ad campaign. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/music/afropop-east-africa.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/music/afropop-east-africa.html Music Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:01:00 -0400 The southeast coast of the African continent offers a rich and varied musical experience, showing its influences from regions near and far. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/books/salman-rushdie-new-book.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/books/salman-rushdie-new-book.html Books Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:46:00 -0400 Rushdie's new book, "The Enchantress of Florence," is a feast of storytelling, alternately set in 16th-century Italy and India. http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/swedish-body-heat.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/swedish-body-heat.html Social Entrepreneurship Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:08:00 -0400 The body heat from the hundreds of thousands of commuters who use Stockholm's Central Station will be harnessed to heat a nearby office building. http://www.pri.org/health/Global-Health/politics-global-aids-epidemic.html http://www.pri.org/health/Global-Health/politics-global-aids-epidemic.html Global Health Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:37:00 -0400 The debate in the Senate over the AIDS bill may not just be about money; often global AIDS attracts a debate on abortion. http://www.pri.org/science/energy/washington-energy-day.html http://www.pri.org/science/energy/washington-energy-day.html Energy Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:36:00 -0400 The debate over the Democrat's bill on oil speculation is underway, and Republicans are agitating for new drilling leases. http://www.pri.org/science/environment/california-reducing-emissions.html http://www.pri.org/science/environment/california-reducing-emissions.html Environment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:54:00 -0400 California's pattern of sprawl could hamper its plan to become the first state in the nation to effectively reduce climate change gases. http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/vertical-turbine-livingonearth.html http://www.pri.org/business/social-entrepreneurs/vertical-turbine-livingonearth.html Social Entrepreneurship Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:12:00 -0400 A small company in Nevada is testing the efficiency of their vertical turbines, and the clean-energy windmills may soon be on the market for homeowners. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/Election-2008/obama-naacp.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/Election-2008/obama-naacp.html Election 2008 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:25:00 -0400 Barack Obama spoke before the NAACP's Annual Convention, where he stressed that he would continue to talk about personal responsibility. http://www.pri.org/health/Global-Health/better-healthcare-system.html http://www.pri.org/health/Global-Health/better-healthcare-system.html Global Health Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:43:00 -0400 The search for a healthcare system which provides universal access, quality care and a healthier population at an acceptable price. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/ttbook-comic-books.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/ttbook-comic-books.html Arts & Entertainment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:14:00 -0400 Comic books aren't just about people in long underwear hitting each other -- they're also a vital medium for individual artistic expression. http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/generation-kill.html http://www.pri.org/arts-entertainment/generation-kill.html Arts & Entertainment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:54:00 -0400 David Simon, creator of "The Wire," talks about his new seven-part mini-series on HBO about the 2003 invasion of Iraq. 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