Andrea Brody

Andrea Brody works at KCRW in Santa Monica, where she is a producer on “To the Point.”

People inspect a damaged site after airstrikes

Syrian holdouts struggle under attack by regime and Western-backed forces

Daily life in parts of Syrian is violent, with attacks by forces aligned with the Syrian regime, as well as by forces aligned with the West.

Syrian holdouts struggle under attack by regime and Western-backed forces
Captain Richie McCaw of New Zealand holds up the Webb Ellis Cup after winning the Rugby World Cup Final against Australia at Twickenham in London. New Zealand won by 34-17.

Update: The world's 'winningest' team captures another Rugby World Cup

Update: The world's 'winningest' team captures another Rugby World Cup
Heroin injection

A police chief who helps, not jails, heroin addicts

A police chief who helps, not jails, heroin addicts
Graduates of a prison computer coding class at work inside San Quentin, in California.

Should we let more prisoners take college classes?

Should we let more prisoners take college classes?
Mealworm dish in a Yunan Restaurant

A Dutch supermarket is bringing edible insects into the mainstream

A Dutch supermarket is bringing edible insects into the mainstream

Are we actually pushing Russia further away by shining such an intense spotlight on its questionable practices?

The Winter Olympics in Sochi have put a spotlight on Russian practices that don't comport with the rights and freedoms generally accepted in the west. But a Russian-born educator, who spent a long time living and working in the US after being forced out by the Soviet government, says we're not really helping move Russia forward.

Are we actually pushing Russia further away by shining such an intense spotlight on its questionable practices?