Scientists link rising temperatures with violence and civil war
Some scientists are saying that you can’t talk about the global refugee crisis without talking about another crisis: climate change.
View ArticleYour Call weekly kudos: February 19th, 2016
On the February 19th edition of Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable.
View ArticleYour Call: Nowhere to run -- reporting on the Syrian refugee crisis
On the March 11th edition of Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we’ll discuss coverage of the Syria refugee crisis. The devastating war in Syria has created one of the worst...
View ArticleYour Call: Burning country: Syrians in revolution & war
On April 13th edition of Your Call, we’ll have a conversation with Yassin-Kassab and Leila Al-Shami about their new book Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War.
View ArticleYour Call: Aleppo under attack; the Panama Papers
On the May 6th edition of Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we’ll discuss coverage of the worsening humanitarian crisis in Syria. The recent hospital bombing has killed 250 people...
View ArticleYour Call: The Wells Fargo scandal; Trapped in Aleppo
On the September 30th edition of Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, we’ll discuss coverage of the deadly air bombardments on Aleppo, Syria, and the worsening humanitarian situation...
View ArticleYour Call: Reflections on the presidential debate
On the October 10th edition of Your Call, we'll break down the second Presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
View ArticleYour Call: The consequences of Trump’s Muslim ban
Donald Trump's travel ban barring citizens of seven Muslim majority countries entry into the US has sparked protests at airports across the country.
View ArticleKelly McEvers on the risks and rewards of reporting
If you listen to KALW before Crosscurrents, chances are you’ve heard our next interviewee co-hosting All Things Considered. Kelly McEvers has had a well-traveled career in journalism — she’s reported...
View ArticleYour Call: The US attack on Syria; poverty in coal country & the South's...
On Thursday, the US military launched 59 cruise missiles on a Syrian military airfield. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the attack did not signal a change in US policy or its military involvement...
View ArticleYour Call: US foreign policy in the Middle East
Since the inauguration, the Trump administration has sharply increased drone attacks on Yemen and bombings in Iraq. Trump also appointed a pro-settlement ambassador to Israel, and ordered a missile...
View ArticleYour Call: An intimate journey through Syria and its history
A conversation with award winning journalist and civil rights lawyer Alia Malek about her new book The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria .
View ArticleMedia roundtable: Syrian government's attack on Eastern Ghouta & US students...
On this week’s media roundtable, we’ll discuss coverage of the shooting massacre at Stoneman Douglas High school in Parkland, Florida, which left 17 people dead. Students who survived the shooting are...
View ArticleMedia Roundtable: The key players in the Middle East conflicts & US policy in...
On this week’s weekly media roundtable, we’ll discuss coverage of Saudi Arabia -- its ties with the US, its tensions with Iran, and its war in Yemen -- with veteran FRONTLINE correspondent and producer...
View ArticleA public art 'portal' connects Bay Area residents to citizens across the world
Over five million Syrians have fled their homes, seeking refuge from a brutal civil war that’s killed an estimated half a million people since 2011. It can be easy to get lost in the numbers and lose...
View ArticleGay and Syrian: One refugee’s journey to San Francisco
San Francisco Film Festival's “ Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America ” introduces us to four young LGBTQ refugees who came to San Francisco from the Congo, Angola, and Syria. The Syrian man in that...
View Article'For Sama' Is An Intimate Portrayal Of The Deadly Siege Of Aleppo
On this edition of Your Call, Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts join us to discuss their award-winning documentary For Sama, a first-person perspective of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria and a love letter...
View ArticleMedia Roundtable: The Humanitarian Crisis In Idlib & The Rise And Reign Of...
On the next Your Call’s Media Roundtable, we’ll discuss coverage of the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Syria's Idlib province. Relentless bombing by Syria and Russia has forced nearly 900,000...
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