Business

What do attacks on Saudi oil facilities mean for US-Saudi relations?

September 16, 2019

Saudi Arabia was, for decades, the world's largest oil producer. This disruption is the biggest supply shock in absolute terms in the last five decades and has important repercussions for US-Saudi relations.

Colombian farmers combine agriculture, ecology to solve economic, health woes

GlobalPost

September 11, 2019

Carlos Osorio has an honorary degree in agroecology from the University of California, Berkeley, and uses his farm to train a new generation of local farmers — and bring city-slicker Colombians and foreign visitors to the farm to tell his story and reconnect them to the land.

Protest

Puerto Rico’s new land-use zoning map strikes a nerve with fed-up citizens

PRI's The World

September 06, 2019

The proposed map could potentially speed up the development of — and radically transform — popular natural landscapes and historically protected urban architecture. It was rolled out in the midst of an unprecedented political uprising, which might have doomed the proposal to obscurity. Instead, it struck a nerve.

Environment

The Mississippi: Pushed to the brink

PRI's The World

September 03, 2019

Up and down the Mississippi River, new pressures are being put on America’s inland hydro highway, which helps deliver US goods and commodities to the rest of the world and allows trade flows to return. The strain on the river system is only becoming more acute with the impacts of climate change.

Conflict & Justice

They were CIA-backed Chinese rebels. Now you’re invited to their once-secret hideaway.

PRI's The World

August 28, 2019

Former CIA-backed guerrillas — rivals of Chairman Mao Zedong — are now embracing the tourism industry, years after setting up the arteries and networks that sustain the Golden Triangle drug trade to this day.

Sports

Are the Saudis using big sporting events to 'sportswash' their image?

PRI's The World

August 21, 2019

Two boxers, $100 million and the murder of a journalist have become talking points around an upcoming heavyweight prize fight in Saudi Arabia.

Sexuality

South Korea's sex doll industry stirs controversy with 'life-size' imports

GlobalPost

August 20, 2019

South Korea's sex toy industry professionals say sex dolls are the answer to increasing loneliness in South Korean society. But critics have pushed back on the law and say these "real dolls" objectify women and lead to more sex crimes — a hot-button topic in the wake of South Korea's #MeToo movement.

Climate Change

Endangered right whales have moved because of climate change — into dangerous waters

PRI's The World

August 12, 2019

Right whales have followed a type of plankton to waters further north — putting them into highly trafficked shipping lanes. Of 20 whales found dead in the past two years, seven appear to have been hit by ships.

Protest

South Korea’s ‘No Japan’ boycott is new. But the wounds are old.

GlobalPost

August 12, 2019

The conflict between South Korea and Japan has been going on for decades, but the past few months are somewhat uncharted territory for the two countries, which have nevertheless enjoyed robust trade. Today, six in 10 South Koreans are currently participating in the “No Japan” boycott.

Health & Medicine

Caravans to Canada: Americans desperate for affordable drugs spark concerns about shortages

PRI's The World

August 08, 2019

Patient caravans making trips across US border spark fear of shortages, while health advocates warn against mass drug importations from Canada.

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