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This film professor says Melvin Van Peebles taught her that 'when Hollywood is closing the door, you find your own way'
Racquel Gates, a professor of film at Columbia University, and the consulting producer and editor for the Melvin Van Peebles Box Set — being released by The Criterion Collection next week — discussed his work, life and legacy with The World's host Marco Werman.
How new legislation could improve Holocaust education in US public schools
Relying on electronic voting machines puts us at risk, security expert says
In Georgia, a young Latina reluctantly casts her primary vote for Biden
How the race for nuclear power began
The begging of the nuclear age at the end of World War II happened, in large part, due to fears that Germany would detonate an atomic bomb first. See how the United States pushed itself to become the world's first nuclear power.
As opioids land more women in prison, Ohio finds alternative treatments
"We cannot arrest our way out of the problem," some advocates say.
Environmental prosecutions under Trump projected to be the lowest in two decades
Despite promises to "promote clean air and water," environmental prosecutions and penalties have drastically decreased during Trump’s first year.
In Minnesota, a measles outbreak exposes the gaps in public health
An outbreak grabbed the headlines for Somalis in this northern state. But advocates hope it can bring more than just an emergency response.
This underground railroad took slaves to freedom in Mexico
President Donald Trump wants to stop illegal immigration at the southern border. More than 100 years ago, many Americans were trying to get into Mexico, illegally, to escape slavery.
The World's music features this week: Eljuri, Kady and Greg Lake
Each week on The World, we feature a unique selection of musicians, and every week we put it together for you here.
Sudanese American parents look at Ahmed Mohamed and think of their own kids
After a Sudanese American teenager was arrested and detained in Texas for bringing a homemade digital clock to school, Sudanese American parents wonder what Ahmed Mohamed's story means for their kids growing up in the US.
US veteran says police response in Ferguson 'isn’t the country we fought to protect'
The heavy-handed police response to civil unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, this week, has drawn a lot of criticism from veterans of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Phillip Carter, a former army captain, wrote a piece for the Daily Beast entitled "Ferguson's Cops Are Armed Like I Was in Iraq."
It's a rough time to be a US diplomat, when your country is caught spying
Spain has learned that the NSA secretly monitored 60 million phone calls — in just one month. The revelations, and the angry reactions, are presenting challenges to American diplomats in the field.
Plan to ship Wyoming coal to Asia runs into opposition from Northwest greens
With coal use falling fast in the US but still growing in Asia, western coal producers are pitching a plan to build five big new coal export terminals in Washington and Oregon, but opponents warn of big new environmental risks.