Mexico looks to have NSA-like plans in mind with its new telecommunications reform proposal. And that's not sitting well with some of the country's youth. Plus, the pro-Russia eastern regions of Ukraine have turned out to be a dangerous place for independent reporters. And a film controversy in China, in today's Global Scan.
We've been asking listeners to send us their haiku about the economy. Tamara Tyrell joins us to read her haiku and explain what inspired her short poem about the economy.
Professor Ian Marshall used Henry David Thoreau's prose to craft a series of haiku poems from the book Walden.
West meets East in a new book that rewrites Thoreau’s classic work in haiku form, reviving the glorious imagery of "Walden."