- Aug 16, 2021 8:00 pm
- 20:27
Toward the end of the 2000s, murders and gang violence was escalating in Ecuador, so the government did the exact opposite of what you might expect. Rather than cracking down harder on gang activity, Ecuador gave the nation’s largest gangs a chance to go legit as organizations with a voice in local politics. A decade later, murders are way down in Ecuador. Could something similar work in the US? David Brotherton is a professor of sociology and criminology at the City University of New York. He and a research team interviewed dozens of former gang leaders, public officials, and police officers in Ecuador to understand how the gang legalization process worked. (Segment produced by Abby Haralson)
CEO Pay
Last year, while the US was in a pandemic recession and millions of people were out of work, CEOs of the country’s biggest public companies saw their compensation increase $24 million on average. How did that happen? It’s all about the stock market. That's Lawrence Mishel, a distinguished fellow and former president of the Economic Policy Institute.
Last year, while the US was in a pandemic recession and millions of people were out of work, CEOs of the country’s biggest public companies saw their compensation increase $24 million on average. How did that happen? It’s all about the stock market. That's Lawrence Mishel, a distinguished fellow and former president of the Economic Policy Institute.
Migrant Children
In the last nine months, 95,000 children crossed the US-Mexico border without a parent or legal guardian. That’s a record number. These “unaccompanied minors” pose a particular challenge to the US, which is obligated to care for them. Rutgers University law professor Randi Mandelbaum has provided legal assistance to migrant children. (Segment produced by Sydney Jezik) (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
In the last nine months, 95,000 children crossed the US-Mexico border without a parent or legal guardian. That’s a record number. These “unaccompanied minors” pose a particular challenge to the US, which is obligated to care for them. Rutgers University law professor Randi Mandelbaum has provided legal assistance to migrant children. (Segment produced by Sydney Jezik) (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
STOP Spillover
The virus that causes COVID-19 most likely jumped from an animal into humans. Most global pandemics start that way. Tufts University has organized a global consortium—STOP Spillover—to prevent the next pandemic-causing virus from jumping over to humans. STOP Spillover is led by Tufts University veterinary medicine professor Deborah Kochevar. (Segment produced by Sam Faulconer)
The virus that causes COVID-19 most likely jumped from an animal into humans. Most global pandemics start that way. Tufts University has organized a global consortium—STOP Spillover—to prevent the next pandemic-causing virus from jumping over to humans. STOP Spillover is led by Tufts University veterinary medicine professor Deborah Kochevar. (Segment produced by Sam Faulconer)
Choreorobotics
Catie Cuan used to be a professional dancer. But now that she’s getting a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Stanford, she’s dancing with a new partner: robots. She’s designing robots to move in a way that’s less threatening for humans in an emerging field called choreorobotics. (Segment produced by Martha Harris)
Catie Cuan used to be a professional dancer. But now that she’s getting a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Stanford, she’s dancing with a new partner: robots. She’s designing robots to move in a way that’s less threatening for humans in an emerging field called choreorobotics. (Segment produced by Martha Harris)
Legalizing Gangs
Toward the end of the 2000s, murders and gang violence was escalating in Ecuador, so the government did the exact opposite of what you might expect. Rather than cracking down harder on gang activity, Ecuador gave the nation’s largest gangs a chance to go legit as organizations with a voice in local politics. A decade later, murders are way down in Ecuador. Could something similar work in the US? David Brotherton is a professor of sociology and criminology at the City University of New York. He and a research team interviewed dozens of former gang leaders, public officials, and police officers in Ecuador to understand how the gang legalization process worked. (Segment produced by Abby Haralson)
Toward the end of the 2000s, murders and gang violence was escalating in Ecuador, so the government did the exact opposite of what you might expect. Rather than cracking down harder on gang activity, Ecuador gave the nation’s largest gangs a chance to go legit as organizations with a voice in local politics. A decade later, murders are way down in Ecuador. Could something similar work in the US? David Brotherton is a professor of sociology and criminology at the City University of New York. He and a research team interviewed dozens of former gang leaders, public officials, and police officers in Ecuador to understand how the gang legalization process worked. (Segment produced by Abby Haralson)
Wildfire Thunderclouds
As wildfires around the world grow bigger and hotter, they’re generating smoke thunderclouds that make the fires harder to put out. US Naval Research Laboratory meteorologist David Peterson has been tracking these thunderclouds and he explains their repercussions for the environment. (Segment produced by Sydney Jezik)
As wildfires around the world grow bigger and hotter, they’re generating smoke thunderclouds that make the fires harder to put out. US Naval Research Laboratory meteorologist David Peterson has been tracking these thunderclouds and he explains their repercussions for the environment. (Segment produced by Sydney Jezik)