Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.pri.org/ Copyright 2009 Public Radio International. All rights reserved. http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ http://www.pri.org/politics-society/teachers-surveyed-on-what-they-want1911.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/teachers-surveyed-on-what-they-want1911.html Politics & Society Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:05:00 -0500 In recent survey, 40,000 teachers answered questions on how to fix schools and what they need to do a better job. A public school in Brooklyn. (Image by Flickr user calculat0r (CC: by-nc-sa)) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/mohawk-tribe-orders-evictions1905.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/mohawk-tribe-orders-evictions1905.html Politics & Society Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:10:00 -0600 The Kahnawake Mohawk reservation near Montreal evicts non-native residents in attempt to preserve culture. Map of Kahnawake Mohawk reservation. (Image from kahnawakelonghouse.com) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/step-competition-sparks-race-controversy1904.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/step-competition-sparks-race-controversy1904.html Politics & Society Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:05:00 -0600 Winners of step competition ignite dialogue about race relations and whether a particular race owns an art form. Zeta Tau Alpha, the winning team from University of Arkansas. (Image from Zeta Tau Alpha sorority) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/dissecting-the-health-care-summit1891.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/dissecting-the-health-care-summit1891.html Politics & Society Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:52:00 -0600 Analysts sift through the hours of politicking at President Obama's health care summit to decipher the truths and half-truths of the debate. The President hosts a bipartisan meeting on health care plan. (Image: White House Photo, Lawrence Jackson, 2/25/10) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/malcolm-x-interview1885.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/malcolm-x-interview1885.html Politics & Society Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:46:00 -0600 In a 1960s interview, Malcolm X talks passionately about the deep roots of segregation and condemns Martin Luther King's methods. Malcolm X (Image: memoryrhetor.blogspot.com) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/cyber-cyrano-helps-online-daters1876.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/cyber-cyrano-helps-online-daters1876.html Politics & Society Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:15:00 -0600 A therapist and life coach from Brooklyn helps clients craft their online dating profiles and woo potential matches. (Image by Flickr user Kelly Schott (cc: by-nc-sa)) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/polygamy-in-america1873.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/polygamy-in-america1873.html Politics & Society Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:00:00 -0600 An estimated 30,000 to 50,000 people live a polygamist lifestyle in the US, many in sects splintered from the Mormon Church. The FLDS make of the majority of residents in Colorado City, Arizona. (Image by Flickr user Ken Lund (cc: by-nc-sa)) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/how-supreme-court-ruling-will-shape-future-elections1851.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/how-supreme-court-ruling-will-shape-future-elections1851.html Politics & Society Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:56:00 -0600 Last week’s Supreme Court ruling allows corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money on political commercials. (Image by Flickr user spaceamoeba (cc: by-nc-sa)) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/memories-of-the-movement.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/memories-of-the-movement.html Politics & Society Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:32:00 -0600 Personal, poignant, sometimes painful memories of the Civil Rights Movement from a few of the men and women who were there. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., at the Lincoln Memorial (Image from the National Park Service) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/proposition-8-trial-begins1827.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/proposition-8-trial-begins1827.html Politics & Society Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:19:00 -0600 The fight over gay marriage resumes in California, and may lay the groundwork for an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Sign at Proposition 8 protest in Sacramento in 2008. (Image by Flickr user Kelly B. Huston (cc: by-nc-sa)) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/single-gender-public-schools1802.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/single-gender-public-schools1802.html Politics & Society Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:02:00 -0600 Denver school officials experiment with a new, all-girls public charter school. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/word-of-the-year1791.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/word-of-the-year1791.html Politics & Society Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:00:00 -0600 The American Dialect Society is voting on its Word of the Year -- find out whether 'green' or 'Twitterverse' are in the running. (Image via Flickr user Terry Johnston (cc: by-nc-sa)) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/financing-midterm-elections1757.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/financing-midterm-elections1757.html Politics & Society Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:19:00 -0600 With midterm elections less than a year away, how and where politicians are getting the cash for their campaigns. http://www.pri.org/politics-society/sarah-palin-women-in-gop1733.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/sarah-palin-women-in-gop1733.html Politics & Society Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:13:00 -0600 The role of women in the GOP and whether the party is losing women as it shifts to a more conservative position. (Image: flickr user: Bruce Tuten (cc: by-sa)) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/veterans-day-stories1722.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/veterans-day-stories1722.html Politics & Society Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:44:00 -0600 Veterans tell their stories of the camaraderie, the esprit de corps that is the glue that holds them together. U.S. Army soldier at Al Muradia village, Iraq (Image: Flickr user The U.S. Amry (cc: by-nc-sa)) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/whats-next-gay-marriage-maine1712.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/whats-next-gay-marriage-maine1712.html Politics & Society Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:23:00 -0600 While Maine becomes 31st state to ban gay marriage, many proponents see progress and believe it's just a matter of time. (Image: flickr user: Jason Rosenberg (cc: by-sa)) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/election-results-nj-va-ny-1708.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/election-results-nj-va-ny-1708.html Politics & Society Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:06:00 -0600 Assessing the political implications of the Republican wins in New Jersey and Virginia and loss in NY. (Image: flickr user: Jason (cc: by-sa)) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/1700.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/1700.html Politics & Society Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:50:00 -0600 Why Americans are less willing to relocate away from home than at any time since 1942. (Image: Flickr user Bruno Furnari (cc: by-nc-sa)) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/big-energy-lobbies-congress1693.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/big-energy-lobbies-congress1693.html Politics & Society Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:17:00 -0500 What energy companies are getting from increased lobbying efforts in Washington as Congress considers climate change legislation. Exxon building in Houston, Texas (Image: Flickr user Tom Haymes (cc: by-nc-sa)) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/health-care-as-human-right1662.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/health-care-as-human-right1662.html Politics & Society Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:14:00 -0500 Exploring whether or not affordable health care can be considered a fundamental human right. (Image: Flickr user Brittany G (cc: by-nc-sa)) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/right-wing-media-doesn_t-hold-back1654.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/right-wing-media-doesn_t-hold-back1654.html Politics & Society Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:54:00 -0500 Exploring whether America's right-wing media is creating a new kind of politics, and why the public is eating it up. (Image: Flickr user ST33VO (cc: by-nc-sa)) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/immigrant-workers-axed-american-apparel1644.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/immigrant-workers-axed-american-apparel1644.html Politics & Society Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:39:00 -0500 The LA-based clothing company, American Apparel, is laying off 1,800 immigrant employees after an investigation into its employment records. An American Apparel storefront. (Image: flickr user John (cc: by)) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/afghanistan-headlines-frontlines1624.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/afghanistan-headlines-frontlines1624.html Politics & Society Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:39:00 -0500 Reactions to McChrystal report and thoughts on President Obama's course of action from military personnel and defense analyst. Afghanistan commander General Stanley McChrystal. (Image: Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison, U.S. Air Force) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/dick-cheney-against-cia-investigation1574.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/dick-cheney-against-cia-investigation1574.html Politics & Society Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:32:00 -0500 Cheney said he was concerned about the effect the investigation on morale in the CIA and called it "clearly a political move." http://www.pri.org/politics-society/ted-kennedy-legacy1568.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/ted-kennedy-legacy1568.html Politics & Society Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:51:00 -0500 Senator Kennedy was an eminent statesman, champion of health care and education, and major contributor to foreign policy legislation http://www.pri.org/politics-society/justice-clarence-thomas-rv-enthusiast1533.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/justice-clarence-thomas-rv-enthusiast1533.html Politics & Society Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:31:00 -0500 U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and wife like camping out at Walmart parking lots. Not the Thomas' RV. (flickr user House of Sims (cc: by)) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/mad-moms1526.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/mad-moms1526.html Politics & Society Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:51:00 -0500 While working fathers are content with their job-life balance, moms are increasingly angry as they try to balance work and family. (Image: Flickr user Kevin N Murphy (cc: by-nc-sa)) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/daniel-boyd-homegrown-terrorism1519.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/daniel-boyd-homegrown-terrorism1519.html Politics & Society Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:40:00 -0500 Boyd, a 39-year old drywaller, two of his grown children and four others were indicted on charges of conspiring to advance terror abroad. (Image: Flickr user Jaako G (cc: by-nc-sa)) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/childbearing-among-older-women1501.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/childbearing-among-older-women1501.html Politics & Society Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:45:00 -0500 Exploring the issue of when a woman is too old to have children, as more and more people are starting families later in life. (Image: Flickr user Eric Lewis (cc: by-nc-sa)) http://www.pri.org/politics-society/sotomayor-senate-confirmation-hearings1491.html http://www.pri.org/politics-society/sotomayor-senate-confirmation-hearings1491.html Politics & Society Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:41:00 -0500 How to make sense of all the speeches and machinations at the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor speaks at her hearing on Tuesday, July 14 (Image: Flickr user talkreadionews (cc: by-nc-sa)) Public Radio International: National and World News, Talk, Arts, Entertainment and Music