Commentary

November 07, 2017

This is how Ju-Hyun Park learned to distance himself from being Korean in America.

Development

Wondering what to get dad for Father's Day? How about a vacuum

PRI's The World

June 16, 2017

Until men start doing more care work around the house, everyday is Father's Day, these male feminists say.

Global Politics

When Zbigniew Brzezinski almost became Iran’s foreign minister

PRI's The World

May 30, 2017

Brzezinski was perhaps best known for his role as national security adviser to President Jimmy Carter. Lesser-known is that the Roman Catholic son of an aristocratic Polish diplomat almost became Iran’s foreign minister.

Culture

How to talk to your kids about terrorism

PRI's The World

May 24, 2017

Our natural instinct is to shield our children when we hear bad news. Sometimes, however, shielding our children means talking to them about some very messy topics, to equip them to handle the situation best.

Global Politics

Trump's America is showing the telltale signs of a failing state

PRI's The World

May 10, 2017

Our country is at a crossroads, and the right path forward must not include Donald Trump as president.

Music

Fear has not paralyzed Pakistan

PRI's The World

April 26, 2017

It's been 25 years since I last visited Pakistan. A lot has changed, but life is still flourishing.

Culture

Arab Americans lobbied for their own US census box. Will it backfire?

PRI's The World

March 28, 2017

The Census Bureau has recommended that a new Middle East and North Africa (MENA) racial category be added to the next census, coming in 2020. This could be interpreted as an alarming development — but advocacy groups have been pushing for it for a while.

Election 2016

Heading into 2017, remember music trumps melancholy. Pardon the pun.

January 06, 2017

Tavis Smiley spent New Year's Eve at church — part of a long tradition of "Watch Night" that began in 1862, as slaves waited for news of the Emancipation Proclamation. It was a comforting way to spend the holiday, and likewise, he's found good vibes for the new year in his playlist.