Leaders

Without respect for Indigenous rights, climate change will worsen, UN says

GlobalPost

August 09, 2019

On Thursday, a special report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlighted the key role of traditional landholders and the importance for governments to recognize the land rights of those groups over the territory they inhabit and manage.

Global Politics

Learn how to be a spy from previously unpublished KGB training manuals

PRI's The World

July 26, 2019

A new project aims to translate never-before-published Soviet-era KGB espionage manuals into English.

The soundtrack of Puerto Rico's protests

PRI's The World

July 24, 2019

Puerto Rican singer iLe is one of many high-profile artists who've spoken out in support of the protesters in Puerto Rico. And one of her songs titled “Afilando Los Cuchillos” or “Sharpening the Knives” is part of the soundtrack for Puerto Rico’s political crisis.

Brazil under Bolsonaro

Brazil’s first transgender Afro Brazilian lawmaker says she’s a 'rebuke' to the country’s history

PRI's The World

July 18, 2019

In countries where right-wing leaders have come to power, like Brazil, many new young, diverse leaders are choosing to run for office. São Paulo has elected the country’s first transgender Afro Brazilian lawmaker.