Burma Dec 2012

Does the Bollywood film industry need to broaden its fanbase to appeal to international, non-Indian audiences to survive in the future? 

A look at the unique narratives and symbolism of the lullabies of the Arab world, which are a form of self-expression for women. 

El Salvador's violent street gangs have made a truce. The murder rate has plummeted, and quality of life for many Salvadorans has improved dramatically. But can it last? 

Lucy Ash asks what the explosion in popular protest over a Chinese-backed copper mine says about changes in Burma and asks if this is a test case for the government's commitment to democratic reforms. Farmers' daughters Aye Net and Thwe Thwe Win have led thousands of villagers in ... Show More

Farmers in several countries erupt in protest against climate policies, Sen. Joe Manchin backs a new tax and spend bill that promises to reduce inflation, and a California judge says a lawsuit alleging Visa illegally profited from child pornography can go forward. Get the facts f ... Show More

There's been a wave of farmers' protests across Europe in recent weeks. France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Eastern European countries have all seen farmers airing their grievances by driving their tractors into towns and cities and blocking roads. There have also been si ... Show More

Hundreds of thousands of farmers have participated in <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/01/16/the-failure-of-indias-farm-reforms-is-a-parable-of-mismanagement?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="n ... Show More

In the jungles of the Brazilian Amazon, groups of farmers and their families get by on what they can grow with the land beneath their feet. They're known in Brazil as "landless workers," a social movement with the goal of increasing land access and ownership for the country's rur ... Show More

Les manifestations d'agriculteurs en France ont conduit à des changements importants dans la politique agricole, incluant de nouvelles mesures de soutien financier. Traduction:Farmer protests in France have led to significant changes in agricultural policy, including new financia ... Show More

In France, the Netherlands, Germany, and Poland, we've seen a wave of protests recently from angry farmers. So what's driving the activity? On this episode of Lots More, we speak with Lorcan Roche Kelly, a former cattle farmer in Western Ireland who is now the business editor at ... Show More