The World from PRX

urban decay

A row of abandoned houses in Baltimore, Maryland. Much of the city's housing stock is old and in disrepair, hurting the city's ability to retain its citizens.
Development
How housing and discrimination have long fueled Baltimore’s anger
A girl rides a bicycle on a balcony in the "Tower of David" skyscraper.
Development
This South American city is home to the ‘world’s tallest squat’
Tower of David, Caracas
Development
Caracas is finally ending the ‘world’s tallest squat’
Conflict & Justice
Central American youths increasingly forced to flee to the U.S. to escape gang violence
El Salvador struggles to reduce gang violence while mother looks for kidnapped son
Development & Education
Racial migration, desegregation underway in America
Health & Medicine
Finding healthy foods in a food desert
Berlin Wall squatters
Business, Economics and Jobs
Closing the health food gap
Wendell Pierce of ‘The Wire’ and ‘Treme’ Hopes Groceries Can Revitalize New Orleans
Conflict & Justice
Arriving Young and Alone: One Guatemalan Migrant’s Trek
Global Politics
El Salvador Claims Violence Decline, Mother Still Looks for Kidnapped Son
Conflict & Justice
Pickpockets Target London Games
Food Deserts: A Mirage or Reality?
Conflict & Justice
How to stop gang violence: lessons from Chicago for the UK
Food Deserts
Food Deserts
Philadelphia Urban Blight
Environment
The dangers of ’empires of food’
Business, Economics and Jobs
Foreclosures still on the rise nationwide
Conflict & Justice
Nicaragua’s approach to gang violence
Conflict & Justice
Cambodia report
Life in Nairobi’s Kibera slum
Kenyan radio personality on current violence
Environment
Closing the Health Food Gap in Low-Income Neighborhoods