The World is on YouTube! Check us out and subscribe.

Donate

Television commercials

What should America take from Clint Eastwood’s ‘Halftime in America’ ad?

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Karl Rove blasted it as a taxpayer-funded Obama re-election ad. Democrats lauded it as an example of why America is great. Yet many people were left wondering what does it mean that America is at “halftime.”

The World

Super Bowl ads: A post-game analysis

August 14, 2013Business, Economics and Jobs

Super Bowl ad considered offensive

August 14, 2013

Best (and Worst) Super Bowl Commercials

August 14, 2013Sports

Latest Headlines

College campuses across the UK fight for free speech as protests come under scrutiny
Cuban medical missions face scrutiny amid allegations of forced labor
Accusations of falsehoods in popular memoir ‘The Salt Path’ stoke controversy
After the bombs, Iranians struggle to rebuild and recover
Tibetans in Massachusetts celebrate 14th Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday
Medical wax museum in Spain showcasing 19th-century diseases is set to close
20 years after London’s deadliest bombings, extremist threat grows more complex
As El Salvador courts its exiles, some begin to return
Historic hotel, symbol of Haiti’s past, burns amid gang violence
Iranians come together to help one another amid war
More stories

The World is a public radio program that crosses borders and time zones to bring home the stories that matter.

Produced by

Thanks to our sponsor

  1. Progressive Insurance logo

Major funding provided by

  1. Carnegie Corporation of New York
  2. MacArthur Foundation
  3. Ford Foundation
  4. Corporation for Public Broadcasting

  1. About
  2. Contact
  3. Donate
  4. Meet the Team
  5. Privacy
  6. Terms of use

©2025 The World from PRX

PRX is a 501(c)(3) organization recognized by the IRS: #263347402.