This week on War News Radio, part three of “Narrow Passages,” War News Radio’s podcast series covering the details of the resettlement process for refugees from the Syrian war. Previous episodes looked at the big picture of resettlement as a whole process. Reporters Jake Stattel, Matthew Chaffinch, and George Menz…
This past September, tens of millions of Indian workers staged a one-day general strike to protest Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s economic policies. It was the biggest work stoppage in human history. Reporters Aru Shiney-Ajay and Will Marchese recap the strike and further interview Indian labor organizers and scholars.
Aquí lanzamos la segunda crónica de nuestra serie sobre la crisis migratoria en México. Esta semana, les presentamos el testimonio de Alex, un migrante hondureño que creció en Canadá. Hace ocho años fue deportado, y las consecuencias de su exilio han sido muy graves. Más enlaces: La primera crónica, “A…
This week on War News Radio, we bring you two stories from different sides of the globe. First, we check the progress of the protest movement in Hong Kong, which began last year in response to proposed changes to the electoral system. Next, “Too Close”, the story of Alex, a…
This week on War News Radio, “By Force.” Reporter Liliana Frankel spent summer 2015 living and working at a migrant shelter in Oaxaca, Mexico. While she was there, she collected interviews with people passing through. This week, we hear the story of Lisandro Lopez, a Honduran veteran of the Iraq…
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[View the story “U.S. Military Presence in Okinawa: Short Fuses, Getting Shorter” on Storify] U.S. Military Presence in Okinawa: Short Fuses, Getting Shorter WNR’s Jay Clayton examines opposition to the deployment of U.S. military aircraft in East Asia and its consequences for the network of U.S. bases in the region…
[View the story “Viral Content: Free Speech, Hate Speech” on Storify] Viral Content: Free Speech, Hate Speech WNR’s Caroline Batten examines free speech, prejudice, and Google censorship in the reaction to the controversial film "Innocence of Muslims" in this op-ed. Storified by Caroline Batten · Wed, Sep 26 2012 15:58:11…
Who followed through with Invisible Children’s call to action for the Kony 2012 campaign? Klara Aizupitis takes us into Philadelphia for a look at the event.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Nick Kristof visited War News Radio for an interview and meeting Monday night. Kristof was visiting Swarthmore College for a lecture sponsored by the Cooper Foundation and the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility. Look for more photos on the War News Radio Facebook…