1968 was a year of political upheaval and the music reflected the restless times. The World's host Marco Werman went back and checked out the 1968 chart-toppers from the US, Japan, France and Brazil.
Sen. Bob Menendez says he will support Mike Pompeo if the CIA director wins Senate approval and becomes America's next top diplomat. But the Democratic senator from New Jersey says there are good reasons for him to vote "no" on Pompeo's nomination.
There was a lot of great music released in 2017. The World host Marco Werman, director April Peavey and FutureFolk producer Brandi Fullwood all picked some of their favorite albums.
"My dad was a doctor, and when I was 6 my family moved from the center of the garment industry, New York City, to North Carolina, America's garment manufacturing state," recalls Marco Werman, host of PRI's The World.
Evidence is mounting that Russian trolls working for the Kremlin-linked Internet Research Agency stoked divisions in the US during the last election, going as far as to contact US-based activists to promote and organize rallies and other actions.
The sexual harassment allegations against film mogul Harvey Weinstein have sparked a global conversation about the issue of harassment in the workplace. We devoted all of Friday's program to this issue.
This weekend, The World’s Marco Werman is hosting an hour-long special on the BBC World Service, looking back at that wild revolutionary moment in the cultural and political life of America.
Scientists say a girl born with HIV two-and-a-half years ago appears to have been cured. Though the apparent breakthrough is limited to one infant case, the news may give hope to the millions of people living with the HIV virus around the globe.
So what would cause you to boycott your favorite pasta brand? Host Marco Werman of PRI's The World says Barilla is finding out after saying it won't use gays in its ads.
Friday's release of a major UN report on climate change shows scientists are about as sure as they could possibly be that global warming is real, and that humans are in large part responsible. And yet denial of the crisis persists.
Astronaut Chris Hadfield started as a farm boy and wound up as the first Canadian to walk in space and command the International Space Station. And he became a YouTube star with his videos from space.
The sexual harassment allegations against film mogul Harvey Weinstein have sparked a global conversation about the issue of harassment in the workplace. We devoted all of Friday's program to this issue.
Across Africa, many HIV-positive women would like to have children, but they face a dilemma: How can they become pregnant without putting their partners at risk? Dr. Okeoma Mmeje, an ob-gyn at the University of Michigan, offers an inexpensive solution.
Excessive use of force, the death of an unarmed black man in police custody, and a justice system that seems to favor the police. It sounds too familiar to a South African living in New York.
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Health & Medicine
Global Implications of HIV Infected Baby Deemed to be Cured
PRI's The World
March 04, 2013
Scientists say a girl born with HIV two-and-a-half years ago appears to have been cured. Though the apparent breakthrough is limited to one infant case, the news may give hope to the millions of people living with the HIV virus around the globe.
Business, Economics and Jobs
I never thought twice about my Barilla pasta, until now
PRI's The World
September 27, 2013
So what would cause you to boycott your favorite pasta brand? Host Marco Werman of PRI's The World says Barilla is finding out after saying it won't use gays in its ads.
Conflict
Why Obama wasn't in Paris
PRI's The World
January 12, 2015
He may have had his reasons, but POTUS violated the Woody Allen rule of diplomacy.
Science, Tech & Environment
Despite near certainty in new UN report, a climate of denial persists
PRI's The World
September 27, 2013
Friday's release of a major UN report on climate change shows scientists are about as sure as they could possibly be that global warming is real, and that humans are in large part responsible. And yet denial of the crisis persists.
Science, Tech & Environment
Astronaut Chris Hadfield shows childhood dreams can come true
PRI's The World
October 31, 2013
Astronaut Chris Hadfield started as a farm boy and wound up as the first Canadian to walk in space and command the International Space Station. And he became a YouTube star with his videos from space.
Economics
Sexual harassment at work is a global problem. Now, the world is finally talking about it.
PRI's The World
October 20, 2017
The sexual harassment allegations against film mogul Harvey Weinstein have sparked a global conversation about the issue of harassment in the workplace. We devoted all of Friday's program to this issue.
Lifestyle & Belief
Fertility Treatment for HIV-Positive Women in Africa
PRI's The World
August 28, 2013
Across Africa, many HIV-positive women would like to have children, but they face a dilemma: How can they become pregnant without putting their partners at risk? Dr. Okeoma Mmeje, an ob-gyn at the University of Michigan, offers an inexpensive solution.
Arts, Culture & Media
Here's the music you should have heard in 2013
PRI's The World
December 16, 2013
Updated
As 2013 comes to a close, PRI's The World is offering the favorite music picks of the year from our DJs around the globe.
Justice
Despite South Africa's successful black middle class, there's still incredible tension between police and poor black communities
PRI's The World
December 04, 2014
Excessive use of force, the death of an unarmed black man in police custody, and a justice system that seems to favor the police. It sounds too familiar to a South African living in New York.
Development & Education
TOMS Shoes: Does Buy-One-Give-One Work?
PRI's The World
March 29, 2012
TOMS shoe company is the subject of an investigation by reporter Amy Costello. Costello was The World's Africa correspondent for many years.