France doesn't collect comprehensive statistics based on race, ethnicity or religion. And that has something to do with its experience in World War II.
The Census Bureau has recommended that a new Middle East and North Africa (MENA) racial category be added to the next census, coming in 2020. This could be interpreted as an alarming development — but advocacy groups have been pushing for it for a while.
In 1950, singles were just 22 percent of the adult population. Now, they've taken over. More than half of American adults are single, and that may have some surprising benefits — from the way people join civic groups and socialize to how they take part in the lives of their hometowns.
Journalist Amanda Ripley's new book, The Smartest Kids in the World, follows three American teens through one year of schooling in Finland, Korea and Poland.
The ongoing conflict in Egypt has deep roots in history, religion, politics and economics. But journalist Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed says another underlying cause is a growing resource crisis--shortages of food, water, energy, and a booming population.
El Nuevo South. That's how some refer to the recent influx of Latinos to places like South Carolina, Arkansas, and Georgia. The changing demographic has sparked racial tensions. But the city of Dalton, in northwest Georgia, has a different story.
It's unclear whether Congress will pass immigration reform this year, but one neighborhood in Chicago thinks reform may represent a way to revive its ethnic identity.
After winning Major League Baseball's home run contest this week, Cuban-born Yoenis Cespedes was interviewed by ESPN's Pedro Gomez. Gomez was blasted by many on Twitter for speaking Spanish. Host Marco Werman speaks with Gomez about the angry reaction.
11 million. It's the estimated number of immigrants living in the US illegally. But how did we even get to that figure? From the public radio collaboration Fronteras Desk, reporter Adrian Florido finds out.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak addressed the youth of his country with what many perceive as paternal condescension. We take a closer look at the generation gap between the President and his populace.
Most of Saudi Arabia's population is under the age of 30, and a growing number of them is frustrated with the Kingdom's tight restrictions on social freedoms, and that could pose problems for the Saudi state
The government of Liberia has commissioned a new pop song to raise awareness about the country's first census in nearly 25 years. The census gets under way today. Anchor Marco Werman has today's Global Hit.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the co-editors of a book called "The Endless City;� Ricky Vurdett and Deyan Sudjic set out to document how six of the world's largest cities got to be so big.
France is officially color-blind: it's against the law there to collect statistics on race, religion or ethnicity, but some critics say just because you don't ask questions, doesn't mean discrimination doesn't exist
Rice paddies across Asia are being replaced by golf courses and luxury hotels and workers are leaving the fields for factory jobs, as Rebecca Henschke reports on an endangered species - the rice farmers of Indonesia.
China says it will relax its one-child policy to help parents in Sichuan Province who lost children in this month's devastating earthquake; many of those killed in the May 12th quake were children
The World's Mary Kay Magistad continues her series on China's rapid urbanization. Today, she reports on the forces that have shaped Beijing, a city that some say has lost its soul because of urban growth.
China's rapid urbanization is drawing hundreds of millions of people to its cities. And that's having a profound impact on those in the villages left behind. The World's Mary Kay Magistad has the third in our series on China's urbanization.
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Business, Economics and Jobs
A Younger Generation Speaks to Power
The Takeaway
February 11, 2011
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak addressed the youth of his country with what many perceive as paternal condescension. We take a closer look at the generation gap between the President and his populace.
Conflict & Justice
Saudi Arabia's youth problem
The World
March 20, 2008
Most of Saudi Arabia's population is under the age of 30, and a growing number of them is frustrated with the Kingdom's tight restrictions on social freedoms, and that could pose problems for the Saudi state
Arts, Culture & Media
Global hit
The World
March 21, 2008
The government of Liberia has commissioned a new pop song to raise awareness about the country's first census in nearly 25 years. The census gets under way today. Anchor Marco Werman has today's Global Hit.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Endless cities
The World
April 18, 2008
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the co-editors of a book called "The Endless City;� Ricky Vurdett and Deyan Sudjic set out to document how six of the world's largest cities got to be so big.
Conflict & Justice
France wrestles with statistics
The World
April 21, 2008
France is officially color-blind: it's against the law there to collect statistics on race, religion or ethnicity, but some critics say just because you don't ask questions, doesn't mean discrimination doesn't exist
Environment
Indonesia's vanishing rice farms
The World
May 20, 2008
Rice paddies across Asia are being replaced by golf courses and luxury hotels and workers are leaving the fields for factory jobs, as Rebecca Henschke reports on an endangered species - the rice farmers of Indonesia.
Environment
China to relax one-child policy
The World
May 27, 2008
China says it will relax its one-child policy to help parents in Sichuan Province who lost children in this month's devastating earthquake; many of those killed in the May 12th quake were children
Global Politics
China urbanization series: Shenzhen
The World
July 07, 2008
The World's Mary Kay Magistad begins a series of reports on China's rapid urbanization. More than half of China's population now lives in cities,
Global Politics
China urbanization series: Beijing
The World
July 08, 2008
The World's Mary Kay Magistad continues her series on China's rapid urbanization. Today, she reports on the forces that have shaped Beijing, a city that some say has lost its soul because of urban growth.
Global Politics
China urbanization series: Wangwan
The World
July 09, 2008
China's rapid urbanization is drawing hundreds of millions of people to its cities. And that's having a profound impact on those in the villages left behind. The World's Mary Kay Magistad has the third in our series on China's urbanization.