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Frantz Fanon sitting at a table during a press conference

New book explores the life of psychiatrist and writer Frantz Fanon

Arts, Culture & Media

Since the latter half of the 20th century, the influence of Frantz Fanon has been felt in fields as distinct as psychiatry and postcolonial studies. A new book explores the “revolutionary lives” of the psychiatrist, writer and anti-colonial rebel, whose understanding of identity evolved through his travel and experiences, including confronting colonial hierarchies as a person of color in postwar France, and eventually joining the Algerian War of Independence. Host Marco Werman learned more from Adam Shatz, author of “The Rebel’s Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon.”

Black woman performing on stage in white dress

Women rap artists a driving force as hip-hop turns 50

Planet Hip Hop
A health worker checks a man's temperature during door to door screening in an attempt to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Jika Joe informal settlement in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, April 16, 2020.

Policymakers rush to stave off economic collapse on the African continent

Economics
President Trump caused headlines after referring to group of Latino immigrants as "animals" on Wednesday. He said he was only referring to members of the gang MS-13.

President Trump’s ‘animals’ comment points to a dark history of using dehumanizing language

Conflict & Justice
Bulldozers level sand dredged from the sea at the "Colombo Port City" construction site

China is working on the largest infrastructure endeavor in human history

Economics
Morning rush-hour traffic in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Driving in some cities is a blood sport. Can autonomous cars compete?

Economics

Driverless car technology designed for the West could be difficult to transplant in many countries.

Kadidia Ouattara moto

A revolutionary genetic experiment is coming to rural Burkina Faso

Health

Scientists here are engaged in what could be the most promising, and perhaps one of the most frightening, biological experiments of our time.

The pros and cons of ‘gene drives’

Health

Eliminating or altering an entire species of mosquito has never been tested in the wild. But “gene drives” could change that.

Bring back our girls red carpet

#BringBackOurGirls was a mistake

Conflict

The campaign to save Nigeria’s kidnapped Chibok girls had the best of intentions. But it made the girls famous, and that’s a big problem.

Yemen famine child

The worst humanitarian crisis in decades is happening right now

Conflict

“Without collective and coordinated global efforts, people will simply starve to death.”