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Cities of the Poor
series aired in December 2006
Favelas - Shanty towns - Bidonvilles.
They go by different names in different places, but the vast slums of the developing world share many traits - grinding poverty, rampant disease, and surprising ingenuity. In this four-part series, we explore the forces that have created these burgeoning informal settlements, and we examine strategies for improving the lives of the earth's billion slum dwellers. |
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Myanmar's Hidden AIDS Epidemic
series aired in April 2006
The AIDS virus thrives on ignorance and powerlessness. People who don't know how to protect themselves or don't have the means to do so often fall victim to HIV. What's true for individuals is also true for nations. And one nation in Southeast Asia provides a lesson in how silence and oppression can spread AIDS. That nation is Myanmar - formerly called Burma. |
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The Long War
October 24, 2006
Reporter Charles Sennott was on the ground in Afghanistan when US planes attacked in 2001.Five Years later he brings us voices from the front line of what's become known as "The Long War." |
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Afghanistan five years after 9/11
October 11, 2006
Almost five years after the fall of the Taliban regime their fighter's are making their presence felt again with attacks on local and international forces. Read and listen to Aaron Schachter's reports from Afghanistan. |
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300 Million Americans
October 18, 2006
The estimated population of the United States passed the 300 million mark on October 17th. Meet Bobby Woo, the 200 millionth American. |
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1956 Hungary Uprising
October 19, 2006
Hungary is commemorating the 50th anniversary of its anti-communist uprising. One of the demonstrators in October 1956 was Charles Legendy. He's lived in New York for more than 30 years. Reporter Sally Herships met with Legendy. |
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Reporting from Guantanamo Bay
September 15, 2006
The World's Jessie Graham reports from Guantanamo Bay. |
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Big Sky Senate Battle
October 2, 2006
The World's Matthew Bell reports on the roles national security and the war in Iraq are playing in a key Senate race. Montana's incumbent Republican Conrad Burns has been in lockstep with President Bush on those issues. His Democratic challenger, Jon Tester, is a critic of the Patriot Act and the Administration's handling of the war |
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Inside Zimbabwe
August 28, 2006
The southern African nation has become an international pariah. President Mugabe's government is widely condemned for brutality, corruption and mismanagement of the economy. Many Zimbabweans have fled to other countries or have backed an opposition political movement. But others argue that the outside world has misunderstood their country. They say the nation's woes -- and its demonization -- are relics of colonialism. Correspondent Sheri Fink has this rare look inside Zimbabwe from the perspective of one of its defenders. |
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China's Environment: Paying for Prosperity
July 17, 2006
China, the world's largest nation with one of the fastest growing economies, has a world-class pollution problem. In a four-part series, correspondent Mary Kay Magistad examines China's growing environmental crisis and what the country is doing to respond. |
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Congo Conservation
September 13, 2006
Years of war and starvation left deep scars on the Democratic Republic of Congo. The African country's wildlife also suffered , but now there are there are signs that some species are recovering, as Suzanne Marmion found out in the Virunga National Park. |
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Cuba Stories
February 1, 2006
Anchor Lisa Mullins and Producer Elizabeth Ross went to Cuba to cover a number of stories on the island. |
