South America

February 01, 2019

The World’s Carolyn Beeler's first dispatch from onboard the icebreaker comes from the port of Punta Arenas, in Chile’s Tierra del Fuego.

Environment

Spring's uncertain arrival poses problems for migrating birds

Living on Earth

May 20, 2018

Migrating songbirds have finally found the springtime weather in North America that they need to survive and thrive. Only a couple of weeks ago, they had to fight unusual cold and deep snows in the Northern states.

Global Politics

Trump firing Comey: ‘It helps every authoritarian in the world’

PRI's The World

May 10, 2017

Journalists and academics across the globe see alarming parallels between the US and deeply troubled countries whose leaders go after those who investigate them.

Food

What happens when you eat seafood at every meal for a year?

FRONTLINE

April 25, 2017

And is there a sustainable way to eat this much fish?

Economics

Brazil just pulled a 360 on impeachment. Here's what it means.

GlobalPost

May 10, 2016

The impeachment process seemed like it was suddenly off — until it was back on. President Dilma Rousseff may be suspended from office by the end of the week.

Economics

Venezuela's 6,000-percent gas price hike has a global origin

GlobalPost

February 19, 2016

Given President Nicolás Maduro is already fighting for his political survival, it might seem crazy of him to meddle with such a sensitive issue as the cost of gas. Venezuelans are already dealing with triple-digit inflation.

Environment

Did a group of photo-taking tourists really kill an endangered dolphin in Argentina?

PRI's The World

February 18, 2016

A Franciscan dolphin was left dead on a Buenos Aires beach, but wildlife authorities don't know if it was already dead when a large group of tourists found it and crowded it to take photos.

Global Politics

In Brazil, where the homicide rate is five times that of the US, a new push to relax gun laws.

GlobalPost

December 11, 2015

In Brazil, where the homicide rate is five times higher than in the United States, politicians are debating a law to make it easier for residents, including convicted criminals, to buy guns. A group of conservative lawmakers wants to allow Brazilians to buy up to nine guns a year.

Global Politics

A 'fragile moment' is reached in Brazil as millions rage against corruption

PRI's The World

March 17, 2015

Protesters in Brazil used social media to send millions of people into the streets last weekend, calling for President Dilma Rousseff to be impeached. One Brazilian says the marches are just one symptom of deep-seated anger and division over the country's high level of corruption.

Environment

Drought forces Brazilians to curb their addiction to multiple daily showers

PRI's The World

March 13, 2015

Brazilians are notoriously lavish bathers, taking as many as three showers a day. But as the country faces a major drought, they're trying to find way to keep up the shower numbers while still saving water.

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Conflict & Justice

Mexico objects to US description of drug violence

PRI's The World

February 10, 2011

Mexico protested this week after a US official used the word "insurgency" to describe drug-related violence sweeping our southern neighbor. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with analyst Denise Dresser about why Mexicans object to the word insurgency so much

Conflict & Justice

Chevron May Pay Big to Ecuador

The Takeaway

February 15, 2011

Chevron Corp., the U.S.'s second largest oil company, is the alleged culprit, and the company may have to pay at least $8 billion to repair damages after a ruling yesterday. To tell us more about the long fight is the BBC's Irene Caselli.

Business, Economics and Jobs

Chevron's legal battles in Ecuador

PRI's The World

February 15, 2011

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC's Irene Caselli about the latest in a long legal battle over the environmental legacy of oil drilling in the Ecuadorean Amazon. A court yesterday ordered the US company Chevron to pay damages of roughly $9 billion

Environment

A place called 'Hell'

PRI's The World

February 22, 2011

For today's Geo Quiz, we're looking for 'Hell' on earth. Actually, it's the Spanish word for hell, Infierno. It's a community in South America. We want you to name the country this place called 'Hell' is in.

Conservation and the Spirit World

PRI's The World

February 22, 2011

Arts, Culture & Media

An alternative to the Panama Canal?

PRI's The World

February 23, 2011

The Panama Canal revolutionized trade between the nations of the Atlantic and the Pacific when it opened in 1914. Now Colombia and China are talking about building an alternative to the Canal. From the Colombian capital, Bogota, John Otis reports.

Arts, Culture & Media

American and Brazillian musical collaboration "Lagrimas Mexicanas"

PRI's The World

March 01, 2011

Two well-known musicians in their respective countries have a new CD out - American guitarist Bill Frisell and Brazilian singer-songwriter Vinicius Cantuaria. Betto Arcos tells us about their recent collaboration.

Arts, Culture & Media

Cyro Baptista

February 18, 2008

Brazilian-born Cyro Baptista was named the 2007 Percussionist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association. He's on Fair Game to discuss his music, and his latest album, Banquet of the Spirits.

Business, Economics and Jobs

Paulo Morelli

February 26, 2008

Director Paulo Morelli talks to Faith about his new film, City of Men, the sequel to City of God, his 2002 Academy Award-nominated film that delved into the culture of Rio De Janiero's sprawling "favela" slums.

Environment

Sharon Matola

February 28, 2008

Sharon Matola, Director of the Belize Zoo, talks to Faith about her battle to save the bird known as the scarlet macaw.