demographics

July 19, 2018

Some Christians are distancing themselves from the term “evangelical” even if their beliefs remain unchanged.

Culture

How France uses 'le testing' to combat hiring discrimination

March 21, 2018

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.

Culture

Arab Americans lobbied for their own US census box. Will it backfire?

March 28, 2017

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.

Lifestyle

Singles now outnumber married people in America — and that's a good thing

The Takeaway

September 14, 2014

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.

The Smartest Kids in the World: a Look at Schooling in Finland, South Korea, and Poland

August 21, 2013

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.

Behind the Egyptian Crisis: Resource Stress?

August 19, 2013

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.

Arts, Culture & Media

The New American South: Latinos Make Their Mark in an Appalachian City

August 13, 2013

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.

Conflict & Justice

Chicago's Polish Village Hopes Immigration Reform Will Spark a Revival

July 29, 2013

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.

Sports

Pedro Gomez's ESPN Interview in Spanish Sparks Anger and Ugly Reaction

July 19, 2013

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 and Growing: Breaking Down the Number of Undocumented Immigrants in the US

May 10, 2013

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.

Pages

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

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

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.

Endless cities

April 18, 2008

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the co-editors of a book called "The Endless City;ï¿½ 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

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

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

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

China urbanization series: Shenzhen

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,

China urbanization series: Beijing

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.

China urbanization series: Wangwan