Ethics

Demonstrators have accused the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of systemic corruption.

US drama over congressional ethics resonates in Latin America

Global anti-corruption activists wonder if Washington's claims to moral authority may ring hollow under a President Donald Trump.

US drama over congressional ethics resonates in Latin America

The Ethics of Synthetic Biology

The Ethics of Synthetic Biology

Write Your Name in Binary Code

Write Your Name in Binary Code

The Ethics of Synthetic Biology

The Ethics of Synthetic Biology

Carl Sagan, and the Rise of the 'Celebrity Scientist'

Carl Sagan, and the Rise of the 'Celebrity Scientist'
An aerial view of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and its contaminated water storage tanks, taken August 31, 2013. Japan pledged nearly $500 million to contain leaks and decontaminate radioactive water fro

Fukushima Leaks Up the Ante for Japanese Government

Host Marco Werman speaks with Jeff Kingston of Temple University Japan about the status of the cleanup, what's at stake for the government, and the government's delicate relationship with TEPCO, the company that owns the plant.

Fukushima Leaks Up the Ante for Japanese Government

China's big hog farms pose a big antibiotic resistance risk

A recent study found high levels of multiple-antibiotic-resistant bacteria on Chinese pig farms. It's setting off new alarm bells about the heavy use of antibiotics in livestock. There's a high likelihood the bacteria could jump from pigs to humans.

China's big hog farms pose a big antibiotic resistance risk

As Conservation Plan Fails, Ecuador OK's Amazon Oil Drilling Plan

Ecuador has pulled the plug on a groundbreaking plan to have outside donors pay to protect an oil-rich swath of the Amazon. The plan failed to draw anywhere near the financial support the country had hoped.

As Conservation Plan Fails, Ecuador OK's Amazon Oil Drilling Plan

Comedian Bassem Youssef Tests Freedom of Speech in the New Egypt

The arrest of Egyptian satirist Bassem Yousef over the weekend made us ask how freedom of expression has evolved in the nations affected by the Arab Spring. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with middle east expert, Michael Wahid Hanna at the Century Foundation.

Comedian Bassem Youssef Tests Freedom of Speech in the New Egypt
Tons of frozen skipjack tuna in the hold of the Heng Xing 1.

Tuna's Last Stand? Pacific island nations fight to protect the mighty bluefin

The southern Pacific is home to someof the last healthy tuna populations, but they're coming under intense pressure from international fishing fleets. Shannon Service reports from Palau on the tiny country's efforts to protect its tuna populations from overfishing.

Tuna's Last Stand? Pacific island nations fight to protect the mighty bluefin

Labrador Hydro Battle Puts Focus on Conflicting 'Green' Claims

The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador plans to build two huge new hydroelectric dams on the Churchill river. Backers say the dams will be an important source of low-carbon electricity while opponents warn against it.

Labrador Hydro Battle Puts Focus on Conflicting 'Green' Claims

"Border Security" bill would exempt many public lands from environmental regs

Some Republicans want to give the Department of Homeland Security blanket authority to waive environmental laws on all public lands within 100 miles of any US border.

"Border Security" bill would exempt many public lands from environmental regs
Members of the hip-hop group Y'en a marre perform during a community concert in the Dalifort neighbourhood of Senegal's capital Dakar, June 18, 2011.

Why Senegalese youth want change, not revolution

A look at the Y'en a Marre, or 'enough is enough' movement.

Why Senegalese youth want change, not revolution
The World

Australia to Impose Tax on Greenhouse Pollution

The political battle on climate change intensifies in Australia.

Australia to Impose Tax on Greenhouse Pollution
The World

South Korea's 'Coffin Academy'

From the archives: An unusual attempt to turn South Korea's high suicide rate around by 'getting close to death.'

South Korea's 'Coffin Academy'