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Gezi Park. Tahrir Square. Hong Kong. Ferguson. What form is youth activism taking and how is it different from what came before? The World brings you a multimedia experience from South by Southwest in Austin as part of our #SafeMode series.
Texas is the biggest climate polluter in the U.S. It’s also is also extremely vulnerable to some of the impacts of climate change. But the state’s most prominent politicians say they don't believe that climate change is real. It all adds up to a big problem for Texas and the rest of us.
The archive of Nobel Prize-winning novelist Gabriel García Márquez has been acquired by the University of Texas, Austin, where students, researchers and the author's fans are salivating for a look. The trove has everything from photos of the author's life to an unpublished novel, which could still hit bookshelves someday.
Dr. Jeff Wilson, an environmental science professor known as Professor Dumpster, is giving "the 1 percent" new meaning: He’s planning to try to live using 1 percent of the energy and water and creating 1 percent of the waste of the average American home — by living in a converted dumpster.
While boot-strapping a company — starting it with your own capital — is popular in the tech startup world, it puts some people at a disadvantage, say entrepreneurs.
The former NSA analyst joined the SXSW Interactive Festival on Monday and was a hit. Among other things, he says the NSA is setting fire to the future of the Internet.
How do you stay connected during a crisis? That’s the dilemma facing Venezuelans as the country experiences its biggest uprising in years. Some people are relying on new, lower-profile apps, more than Facebook and Twitter, to keep in touch.
El Salvador is the last stop on Obama's three-nation tour of Latin America. Donna DeCesare has lived and worked as a journalist in El Salvador on and off since the 1980s and continues to cover issues relevant to Central American immigrants to the U.S.
Tom Boggus, director of the Texas Forest Service, talks about the latest situation on the ground. Pete Bonds, a cattle rancher who last joined the program in July, updates us on what has happened to his herd.
In the first story in our holiday storytelling special "Celebrations in Latino Landscapes," Elida Guardia Bonet spins a tale of growing up in Panama and her love of mangoes.
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Global Politics
US and El Salvador's Deep, Not Always Friendly Ties
The Takeaway
March 23, 2011
El Salvador is the last stop on Obama's three-nation tour of Latin America. Donna DeCesare has lived and worked as a journalist in El Salvador on and off since the 1980s and continues to cover issues relevant to Central American immigrants to the U.S.
Arts, Culture & Media
Gary Clark, Jr., Saves the Blues
Studio 360
March 25, 2011
Arts, Culture & Media
Los Angeles band La Santa Cecilia
The World
April 18, 2011
Reporter Betto Arcos profiles the Los Angeles-based, La Santa Cecilia.
Zero Waste Green Grocer
Living on Earth
July 01, 2011
A new grocery store in Austin, Texas is planning to eliminate packaging for food and be a zero waste market.
Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry Weighs Presidential Bid
The Takeaway
August 10, 2011
Environment
Drought-ridden Texas battles wild fires
The Takeaway
September 06, 2011
Tom Boggus, director of the Texas Forest Service, talks about the latest situation on the ground. Pete Bonds, a cattle rancher who last joined the program in July, updates us on what has happened to his herd.
Wildfires Continue to Blaze in Texas
The Takeaway
September 07, 2011
Holder: US DOJ to Review State Voter ID Laws
The Takeaway
December 14, 2011
For Many Veterans, Iraq War Is Not Over
The Takeaway
December 15, 2011
Under the Mango Trees
Living on Earth
December 23, 2011
In the first story in our holiday storytelling special "Celebrations in Latino Landscapes," Elida Guardia Bonet spins a tale of growing up in Panama and her love of mangoes.