‘Frontline’ Series With Thomas Erdbrink: ‘Our Man In Tehran’
David Greene talks to Thomas Erdbrink of The New York Times about the series he produced for Frontline documenting life inside Iran which airs Monday and Tuesday night on PBS.
Trump Tariffs Strain Relations Between U.S. And Turkey
Noel King talks to Elmira Bayrasli — who served in the State Department during the Clinton administration, and now teaches international affairs at Bard College — about the tariffs.
A Guantanamo Guard And A Detainee Reunite In Mauritania
Former Army Sgt. Steve Wood recently took a trip to share a meal in Mauritania with Mohamedou Ould Slahi. Wood was a guard at Guantanamo and Slahi was a prisoner. They talk with Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
Chile’s Ex-President Michelle Bachelet Picked As U.N. Human Rights Chief
Former Chilean president and torture victim Michelle Bachelet is set to become U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. The U.S., no longer on the human rights council, wants her to focus on Venezuela and Iran.
Rohingya Of Myanmar Remain In Refugee Camps In Bangladesh
U.N. aid agencies and the government of Bangladesh have criticized Myanmar for delays in offering safe return to the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who fled their homes in Myanmar last August.
Where The Streets Have Men’s Names (And How To Change That)
A feminist group in the Netherlands, where most streets are named for men, has added the names of prominent women to some streets to raise awareness. Santi van den Toom talks with Scott Simon.
Imran Khan’s priority will be fixing Pakistan’s economy, A plan for Greece after major wildfires, As the Syrian war draws to a close, a glimmer of hope, ‘Arab NATO’ should not limit its focus to Iran, Geraint Thomas’s controversial Tour de France win
“[Pakistani Prime Minister-elect Imran] Khan cannot be faulted for any absence of zeal during the preparatory process, leading up to the polls, to go about [the] task [of fixing the economy],” writes Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury. “In his election manifest…
Readers write: History of China, Middle East players, feminizing of words, small feature, big impact
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Trump May Cut Suspended Aid To Palestinians Soon
After freezing millions of dollars in assistance, the Trump administration may be on the verge of formally cutting off the aid.
How one man left hate behind – and helped others do the same
Christian Picciolini was recruited into America’s first skinhead group, Chicago Area Skinhead, when he was a young teenager. Picciolini is the host and narrator of a new documentary produced by Part2Pictures, “Breaking Hate,” which traces the story of…
Japanese Medical School Admits To Rigging Entrance Exams To Hurt Women Candidates
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Reuters reporter Elaine Lies about how a Japan medical school deliberately manipulated entrance test scores to decrease the amount of women who attended.
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