Politics

September 20, 2019

Does $250 million in US military aid to Ukraine have anything to do with a whistleblower's "urgent concern" about US President Donald Trump? The World speaks with Nina Jankowicz of the Wilson Center.

Climate Change

Millions of young people strike for climate action

Reuters

September 20, 2019

With world leaders about to gather in New York for a UN Climate Action Summit next week, millions of young people from Australia to Iceland took off from school or work on Friday to demand urgent measures to stop environmental catastrophe.

Immigrant FBI informant pressured to spy on NYC mosques seeks a way out

PRI's The World

September 20, 2019

At around 3 a.m. one night in 2017, Bilol, an Uzbek immigrant, heard a knock on his door.

UN climate summit asks for 'specific actions' to hit Paris targets

PRI's The World

September 19, 2019

Secretary-General António Guterres has asked countries to come to the UN summit with specific plans for how they intend to cut carbon emissions in line with the most recent science, which says global greenhouse gas emissions must fall 45% by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050 to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

Climate Change

With an Indigenous perspective, Anchorage seeks to adapt to climate change even if Alaska doesn’t

Covering Climate Now

September 19, 2019

Alaska is experiencing climate change faster than other parts of the planet. With state leadership waning, Anchorage is taking on the climate fight.

Climate Change

Top US leadership is 'missing ingredient' in climate change action

PRI's The World

September 18, 2019

US President Donald Trump announced a planned withdrawal from the Paris climate accords two years ago, but states and local governments haven't all followed suit. What impact has US policy whiplash had on the climate two years later?

Global Politics

Indonesia’s bold plan: Moving its capital to an island paradise

PRI's The World

September 18, 2019

Indonesia has set its sights on an eco-utopian capital to be built in Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. There's a glaring problem with the government's plan, though: The island is literally on fire.

Refugees

What it’s like to become a US citizen after a lifetime of statelessness

PRI's The World

September 18, 2019

After 42 years as a stateless Rohingya refugee, one Chicago man became a US citizen this summer.

Elections

Jewish and Arab women unite to defy Bedouin voter suppression in Israeli election

GlobalPost

September 18, 2019

On Tuesday, scores of women volunteers crisscrossed the dusty roads of Israel's southern Negev desert to bring hundreds of Bedouin women from remote villages to their polling stations.

Anxiety and fear run high as Israel votes

PRI's The World

September 17, 2019

As Israel's voters head to the polls, most expressed anxiety over the outcome of the election.

Politics

Why did Trump withhold $250 million in military aid from Ukraine?

Millions of young people strike for climate action

Immigrant FBI informant pressured to spy on NYC mosques seeks a way out

UN climate summit asks for 'specific actions' to hit Paris targets

With an Indigenous perspective, Anchorage seeks to adapt to climate change even if Alaska doesn’t

Top US leadership is 'missing ingredient' in climate change action

Indonesia’s bold plan: Moving its capital to an island paradise

What it’s like to become a US citizen after a lifetime of statelessness

Jewish and Arab women unite to defy Bedouin voter suppression in Israeli election

Anxiety and fear run high as Israel votes

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