Oct 31 How Can Human Trafficking Still Exist? Answers to Viewers’ Questions By Larisa Epatko After a report aired on the NewsHour about what's being done to counter human trafficking in the Philippines, we invited you the viewers to send us your questions about the problem in the United States and abroad. Continue reading
Oct 17 Ask the Experts: Human Trafficking and What You Can Do By Larisa Epatko On Wednesday's NewsHour, special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reported on human trafficking in the Philippines, where people desperate to find work sometimes find themselves in vulnerable situations. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch Food for 9 Billion: Turning the Population Tide in the Philippines Food for 9 Billion: Turning the Population Tide in the Philippines… Continue watching
Jan 23 In Philippines, Some See Birth Control as Path to Food Security By Larisa Epatko In the Philippines, a growing population of people has led to a sharp decline in fish, a vital part of the diet. To address the problem, one organization is making birth control more readily accessible to those wishing to keep… Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch Replay a Live Chat About New Documentary ‘The Learning’ For more on this story go to: http://to.pbs.org/pyHG9B… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch Join a Live Chat about the New Documentary ‘The Learning’ For more information go to www.pbs.org/newshour… Continue watching
Feb 03 Resource: 30 Years of Uprisings By Larisa Epatko The upheaval in Egypt is reminiscent of past protest movements and rebellions that have produced varying results. Some have brought down governments and transformed societies, others have dissipated or been crushed. We highlight some of them here. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch News Wrap: Passenger Allegedly Tries to Set Off Bomb on Flight to Detroit In other news, a passenger allegedly tried to blow up a Delta Air Lines flight today as it landed in Detroit, police in Pakistan said they plan to charge five American Muslims with violating anti-terror laws, and a Christmas Eve… Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch News Wrap: Winter Storm Roils Travel Across Midwest In other news, a winter storm spread across the Midwest on one of the busiest travel days of the year, and Christmas celebrations began around the world. Continue watching
Nov 27 Election Violence Hits New Heights in Philippines By Larisa Epatko The massacre of 57 people traveling with a candidate for provincial governor in the southern Philippines is bringing new pressure on the government to crack down on election-related violence. Continue reading