Culture

July 04, 2019

In Argentina, a mostly Catholic and conservative country, discussion around sex education has been heated. That’s why a law passed in 2006 to give kids comprehensive sexual education has been sporadically implemented. Until recently, it was ignored and put on the back burner.

Culture

Tanks roll through Washington in biggest July 4 display of military pageantry since 1850

PRI's The World

July 03, 2019

Troops, tanks and a flypast will give a military flavor to this year's Independence Day celebration in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is re-branding the day as a "Salute to America." The shift is controversial but not unprecedented.

Science

A total solar eclipse in an astronomer's paradise

PRI's The World

July 02, 2019

Updated

07/03/2019 - 8:00am

Northern Chile is one of the few places in the world on Tuesday that experienced a total solar eclipse. The country prides itself on being an astronomer's paradise and the solar phenomenon vent drew visitors from all over the world.

Media

Ukraine's public broadcasters want a free press. Can they survive the politics?

GlobalPost

July 02, 2019

With a new president in power, parliamentary elections set for July and multiple, ongoing challenges to press freedom, the future of Ukraine’s public broadcaster remains unclear.

Indonesia’s newest Gen Z craze? Marrying someone you’ve never even dated.

PRI's The World

July 02, 2019

There’s a fast-growing Gen Z subculture in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation. It’s personified by the group Indonesia Tanpa Pacaran, which means “Indonesia Without Dating.”

Generation Putin

Russia’s rap scene: No place for politics

PRI's The World

June 28, 2019

Rap is now mainstream in Russia. The sound is everywhere: in clubs, on the radio and in stores. But despite a culture of speaking out on issues in the West, why do many rappers in Russia avoid talking about the country’s big problems?

Generation Putin

Marco Werman: A Cold War baby visits Putin's Russia

PRI's The World

June 28, 2019

Marco Werman visited Russia for the first time earlier this year. In Moscow, he saw the careful editing of Soviet history and the rise of Western commercialism.