Marco Werman, the host of PRI's The World, discovered activism at a very young age. He also learned the occasional benefits of pushiness early on.
Forty years ago in Munich, Olga Korbut changed the way Americans watched the Olympics. And the tiny pig-tailed athlete inspired girls around the world to take up gymnastics.
Today marks the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon's historic visit to China. In February 1972, in the final years of the Vietnam War, Richard Nixon flew to China to meet with Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai. The meeting has been memorialized as the triumph of Nixon's career.
Chinese musician Yang Ying has played the traditional two-stringed erhu for many dignitaries, including American presidents. Later she founded China's first all-girl rock band.
The Geo Quiz is searching for a pyramid this time. It's not in Egypt but in Eastern Europe.
From Frank Capra to Robert Altman, here is a list of the best films to watch around the election.
President Obama's push to reform the nation's health care system is not a new fight. We speak to James Morone, professor at Brown University and co-author of The Heart of Power: Health and Politics in the Oval Office, about waging war in Washington.
The Obama administration's new drug czar, Gil Kerlikowske wants to get rid of the term "war on drugs" and focus more on treatment instead. To discuss the implications of this possible policy shift is Glenn Greenwald, a columnist for Salon.com.
It's the holiday season. And history buffs interested in the Vietnam War era just got a gift: newly-declassified tape recordings of President Nixon and Henry Kissinger. The World's Matthew Bell listens in.