Takeouts: Afghans react to Marjah offensive, Hollywood sign’s new message, Wall Street lurks behind Greece’s woes
AFGHANISTAN: Emal Pasarly, editor at the BBC Pashtu service, gives us insight into how ordinary Afghans are responding to the joint offensive in their country.
HOLLYWOOD LAND: The Trust for Public Land covered the Hollywood sign with a sheet saying “Save the Peak” to raise awareness about a plan to cover the Cahuenga Peak with luxury houses being built. Sam Hodder from the Trust for Public Land joins us to talk about why they are doing this and how much money they need to raise to conserve the land.
FINANCIAL TAKEOUT: New York Times Wall Street and finance contributor Louise Story details Wall Street’s involvement in the current financial woes of European countries like Greece, Portugal and Italy.
The story you just read is available for free because thousands of listeners and readers like you generously support our nonprofit newsroom. Every day, reporters and producers at The World are hard at work bringing you human-centered news from across the globe. But we can’t do it without you: We need your support to ensure we can continue this work for another year.
Make a gift today, and you’ll get us one step closer to our goal of raising $25,000 by June 14. We need your help now more than ever!