Pan African Rural Health and Social Services (PRHeSS) aids rural Africans in: maintaining clean drinking water; sanitary living conditions; poverty alleviation and opportunity through education. For Global Activism, PRHeSS Founder, Dr. Sam Kormoi, along with PRHeSS Board Director, Lesta Woods, will share stories about the people and communities they're helping to transform.
Worldview explores what's behind the latest violence in Iraq with Iraqi American Laith Saud. The trial of Rios Montt continues. Obama proposes changes in U.S. food aid policy.
Pakistanis will vote in parliamentary elections on May 11. In EcoMyths, Worldview examines better ways to rid us of the wood-boring beetle. Violence continues to plague Nigeria.
The Emerald Ash Borer is a wood boring beetle that's killed tens of millions of ash trees in the U.S. and on its way to ruining millions more. Cutting down these trees is just one way to get rid of the pest, but it’s not enough. Jerome and Kate Sackman from EcoMyths Alliance talk with two experts about other options and the tree's significance to Chicago.
Rashid Khalidi of Columbia University joins Jerome to discuss his new book on the United States' role in the Middle East. Nari Safavi brings you his picks for your international weekend.
Zaher Sahloul gives context on chemical weapons in Syria. Following Jerome's trip to Pakistan, Worldview examines women's rights in the country. Milos Stehlik shares his thoughts on a new film about a Chilean musician.
