Defying tyranny: Maria Ressa on journalism under authoritarian rule

Global Politics

Journalist Maria Ressa, the co-founder of the Filipino investigative news site Rappler, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and the author of “How to Stand Up to a Dictator,” speaks with The World’s Carolyn Beeler. They discuss how the slide toward authoritarianism Ressa experienced firsthand in the Philippines is eerily similar to what she’s seeing today in the US.

Spain tests AI-based speed limit system

Transportation

Vietnam celebrates 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon

Conflict & Justice

Astropical band fuses electronic music with Caribbean rhythms in an ‘optimistic’ album that ‘takes you to beach’

Arts, Culture & Media

The lawyers in Russia representing political prisoners despite the risks 

Ukraine

Brazilian hip-hop artist Brisa Flow brings Indigenous issues to the fore

Music

Brazilian singer and rapper Brisa Flow made history in 2023 as the first Indigenous artist featured on the lineup of Lollapalooza Brazil. Her music mixes hip-hop with ancestral singing, jazz, electronic and neo-soul. She’s also an activist and educator.

US and Syrian officials visit each other’s countries as Damascus finds footing on global stage

Syria

The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) about his recent trip to Syria, the first visit by US lawmakers since the ouster of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December.

‘I live very cautiously:’ International students in the US fear deportation

After revoking hundreds of international students’ visas, the Trump administration paused the process on Friday. But the crackdown that changed the legal status of over 1,800 students has left a chilling effect on students on college campuses, as The World’s Joshua Coe reports, leaving some students wondering if they should stay or go.

Out of Eden Walk: Sea Crossings

Out of Eden Walk

National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has traveled many miles across land on foot since 2013, when he began his long walking journey tracing the footsteps of early human migration from Africa across the planet. But he’s also crossed several sea crossings as well. Salopek joined Host Marco Werman to talk about them, the types of ships he took and the people he met along the way.

Nearly 3 million immigrants got amnesty under Reagan. Some of them still work on Washington state farms.

Immigration

Nearly 3 million immigrants got amnesty under President Ronald Reagan. It had certain requirements. Among them, people had to prove they weren’t guilty of a crime and had lived here at least five years. Some of the immigrants granted amnesty still work on farms in Washington state.

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