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Marco Werman letter

Marco Werman: The first time I protested

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.

Marco Werman: The first time I protested
Nixon Watergate tapes

Nixon thought he'd be the only one to ever hear his secret recordings

Nixon thought he'd be the only one to ever hear his secret recordings

Here's what we lost when we stopped writing letters

Here's what we lost when we stopped writing letters

New Movie Releases of The Week: Our Nixon, Closed Circuit, One Direction: This Is Us

New Movie Releases of The Week: Our Nixon, Closed Circuit, One Direction: This Is Us

Does the War Powers Resolution Apply to a US Attack on Syria?

Does the War Powers Resolution Apply to a US Attack on Syria?

The Death of American Liberalism?

The Death of American Liberalism?
The World

40 Years Ago, Soviet Gymnast Olga Korbut Dazzled the World

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.

40 Years Ago, Soviet Gymnast Olga Korbut Dazzled the World

Anniversary: Recalling Nixon's trip to China, 40 years later

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.

Anniversary: Recalling Nixon's trip to China, 40 years later

Yang Ying's Jazzy Take on Chinese Folk Music

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.

Yang Ying's Jazzy Take on Chinese Folk Music

Slideshow: Hoxha's Pyramid

The Geo Quiz is searching for a pyramid this time. It's not in Egypt but in Eastern Europe.

Slideshow: Hoxha's Pyramid

Walter Reed Medical Center to Close, After Over 100 Years of Care

Walter Reed Medical Center to Close, After Over 100 Years of Care

The best films for the election season

From Frank Capra to Robert Altman, here is a list of the best films to watch around the election.

The best films for the election season
The World

Health care battle: deja vu all over again

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.

Health care battle: deja vu all over again
The World

Ending the War on Drugs

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.

Ending the War on Drugs
The World

NSA report

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.

NSA report