Roughly 14 years have passed since the signing of the Good Friday peace accord, which ended decades of bloody conflict in Northern Ireland. But that doesn’t mean the area is free of conflict, tensions and even violence. Jamie Smyth of the Financial Times talks about the situation. His recent article is called "A Peace to Protect."

Roughly 14 years have passed since the signing of the Good Friday peace accord, which ended decades of bloody conflict in Northern Ireland. But that doesn’t mean the area is free of conflict, tensions and even violence. Jamie Smyth of the Financial Times talks about the situation. His recent article is called "<a href="http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/0e11edd8-da2a-11e1-b03b-00144feab49a.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Peace to Protect</a>."

Undereported: Troubles in Northern Ireland


As violence escalates in  Syria, thousands of refugees are  pouring across the border into neighboring countries.  International Rescue Committee’s Melanie Megevand and Sanjayan Srikanthan talk about what’s happening on the ground there.

As violence escalates in Syria, thousands of refugees are pouring across the border into neighboring countries. International Rescue Committee’s Melanie Megevand and Sanjayan Srikanthan talk about what’s happening on the ground there.

Underreported: The Syrian Refugee Crisis


Donatella Rovera, senior adviser on  crisis response for Amnesty International, spent several weeks this spring in 23  of Syria’s towns and villages. On this  week’s Underreported, she describes the damage she saw as traveled around the  country and the stories she heard from Syrians about the tactics of the national  army as fighting continues there, 16 months after the protests first  began.

Donatella Rovera, senior adviser on crisis response for Amnesty International, spent several weeks this spring in 23 of Syria’s towns and villages. On this week’s Underreported, she describes the damage she saw as traveled around the country and the stories she heard from Syrians about the tactics of the national army as fighting continues there, 16 months after the protests first began.

Underreported: Inside Syria


Scientists recently made an unlikely discovery under thinning arctic ice: a massive algae bloom. Kevin Arrigo, a biological oceanographer at Stanford University who led the NASA-sponsored mission that discovered the algae, explains how it changes our thinking about arctic ecosystems and how they’re responding to climate change.

Scientists recently made an unlikely discovery under thinning arctic ice: a massive algae bloom. Kevin Arrigo, a biological oceanographer at Stanford University who led the NASA-sponsored mission that discovered the algae, explains how it changes our thinking about arctic ecosystems and how they’re responding to climate change.

Underreported: Massive Algae Bloom Found Under Arctic Ice


A report from the New America Foundation has found that the Obama Administration has dramatically escalated its drone war in Yemen. Peter Bergen talks about the report’s findings and their regional implications.

A report from the New America Foundation has found that the Obama Administration has dramatically escalated its drone war in Yemen. Peter Bergen talks about the report’s findings and their regional implications.

Underreported: The Accelerated Drone War in Yemen


Thailand is one of the largest  exporters of seafood to the United States. On today’s Underreported segment, Global Post’s senior southeast Asian correspondent Patrick Winn investigates claims that forced labor is used on Thai fishing boats.

Thailand is one of the largest exporters of seafood to the United States. On today’s Underreported segment, Global Post’s senior southeast Asian correspondent Patrick Winn investigates claims that forced labor is used on Thai fishing boats.

Underreported: Did Slaves Catch Your Seafood Dinner?


University of Pennsylvania law professor David Skeel explains the recent judicial expansion of the Martin Act of 1921, which now makes it easier for private investors to file lawsuits against investment firms.

University of Pennsylvania law professor David Skeel explains the recent judicial expansion of the Martin Act of 1921, which now makes it easier for private investors to file lawsuits against investment firms.

Underreported: The Martin Act & Investor Lawsuits 


On today’s Underreported, directors Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher talk about the people who serve as human test  subjects for medications being developed by pharmaceutical companies. They look at how  those medications are being marketed, sold, and used throughout the United States after they’ve been approved. It’s  the subject of their documentary, “Off Label,” which is being shown at the  Tribeca Film Festival.

On today’s Underreported, directors Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher talk about the people who serve as human test subjects for medications being developed by pharmaceutical companies. They look at how those medications are being marketed, sold, and used throughout the United States after they’ve been approved. It’s the subject of their documentary, “<a href="http://offlabelfilm.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Off Label</a>,” which is being shown at the <a href="http://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/off_label-film41410.html#.T3I0TZisTnY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tribeca Film Festival.</a>

Underreported: Human Guinea Pigs for Pharmaceuticals


In China, Asiatic black bears are kept in cages for their bile, which is valued in Asian medicine. Jill Robinson, the founder and CEO of Animals Asia, who appears in the documentary "Cages of Shame," talks about bear bile farming and bear rescue efforts. "Cages of Shame" premiers at the Rubin Museum of Art April 14.

In China, Asiatic black bears are kept in cages for their bile, which is valued in Asian medicine. Jill Robinson, the founder and CEO of Animals Asia, who appears in the documentary "<a href="http://www.cagesofshame.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cages of Shame</a>," talks about bear bile farming and bear rescue efforts. "Cages of Shame" premiers at the <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CEkQFjAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rmanyc.org%2F&amp;ei=2eqFT9HAPIHRrQequOGsBg&amp;usg=AFQjCNEcCVae2N2ruoPKP0uEOc6SCSroaw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rubin Museum</a> of Art April 14.

Underreported: Bear Bile Farming in China


Quinoa has become an incredibly  popular food in recent years, with prices for the whole grain tripling in the  last five years. On today’s Underreported, Time writer Jean Friedman-Rudovksy talks  about how the exploding market for quinoa has also created problems, including  land disputes in Bolivia and environmental issues.

Quinoa has become an incredibly popular food in recent years, with prices for the whole grain tripling in the last five years. On today’s Underreported, Time writer Jean Friedman-Rudovksy talks about how the exploding market for quinoa has also created problems, including land disputes in Bolivia and environmental issues.

Underreported: The Price of Quinoa's Success


Major news events throughout the world continue to be largely ignored until they reach tragic proportions. Underreported, a weekly feature on The Leonard Lopate Show, tackles these issues and give an in-depth look into the stories that are often relegated to the back pages.

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Wired correspondent James Bamford describes the $2 billion Utah Data Center that is being constructed for the National Security Agency. It’s expected to be up and running in 2013 and will house their database for all forms of communication—emails, cell phone calls, Internet searches, and even bookstore purchases.

Wired correspondent James Bamford describes the $2 billion Utah Data Center that is being constructed for the National Security Agency. It’s expected to be up and running in 2013 and will house their database for all forms of communication—emails, cell phone calls, Internet searches, and even bookstore purchases.

Underreported: NSA's Storage Facility


Journalist Richard Martin discusses thorium as a potential nuclear fuel and looks at the efforts to promote it as a new form of green energy.

Journalist Richard Martin discusses thorium as a potential nuclear fuel and looks at the efforts to promote it as a new form of green energy.

Underreported: Thorium Reactors 


In late March and early April, a boat filled with dozens of African migrants drifted in the Mediterranean for 16 days with almost no food, fuel or water. Although the boat made contact with various European authorities, no rescue was attempted and 61 people died. On this week’s Underreported, Fred Abrahams, Special Advisor at Human Rights Watch, describes what happened aboard the ship and why an investigation has been launched into how NATO and its member states responded to the ship’s distress calls.

In late March and early April, a boat filled with dozens of African migrants drifted in the Mediterranean for 16 days with almost no food, fuel or water. Although the boat made contact with various European authorities, no rescue was attempted and 61 people died. On this week’s <a href="http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/series/underreported/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Underreported</a>, Fred Abrahams, Special Advisor at Human Rights Watch, describes what happened aboard the ship and why an investigation has been launched into how NATO and its member states responded to the ship’s distress calls.

Underreported: Boat of Migrant Africans Left to Drift for 16 Days


On today’s Underreported segment, The Nation’s Kathryn Joyce explains how evangelical Christians are trying to  increase the number of international adoptions.

On today’s <a href="http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/series/underreported/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Underreported</a> segment, The Nation’s Kathryn Joyce explains how evangelical Christians are trying to increase the number of international adoptions.

Underreported: The Evangelical Adoption Movement


On this week’s Underreported, Human  Rights Watch researcher Nisha Varia describes abuses of migrant domestic workers  in Asia and the Middle East, and why Cambodian women are particularly vulnerable  to mistreatment in Malaysia. Plus, a look at efforts to  implement international labor standards for domestic  workers.

On this week’s Underreported, Human Rights Watch researcher Nisha Varia describes abuses of migrant domestic workers in Asia and the Middle East, and why Cambodian women are particularly vulnerable to mistreatment in Malaysia. Plus, a look at efforts to implement international labor standards for domestic workers.

Underreported: The Exploitation of International Domestic Workers


On this week’s Underreported, Dan Coughlin, reporter for The Nation magazine, Kim Ives, editor for Haiti Liberté, discuss what  the WikiLeaks cables reveal about American diplomatic attitudes toward Haiti –  both before and after the devasting earthquake there in 2010. A new series of  reports about the 1,918 cables that relate to Haiti is being  published in a partnership between The Nation and the Haiti Liberté newspaper.

On this week’s Underreported, Dan Coughlin, reporter for The Nation magazine, Kim Ives, editor for Haiti Liberté, discuss what the WikiLeaks cables reveal about American diplomatic attitudes toward Haiti – both before and after the devasting earthquake there in 2010. A new series of reports about the 1,918 cables that relate to Haiti is being published in a partnership between The Nation and the Haiti Liberté newspaper.

Underreported: What the WikiLeaks Cables Reveal about Haiti


A number of scientists believe that the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima reactors in Japan is much worse than what governments are revealing. Al Jazeera reporter Dahr Jamail discusses what some in the scientific community are saying about the effects of the meltdown.

A number of scientists believe that the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima reactors in Japan is much worse than what governments are revealing. Al Jazeera reporter Dahr Jamail discusses what some in the scientific community are saying about the effects of the meltdown.

Underreported: Ongoing Questions on Fukushima 


Since last summer, there has been a  sometimes violent standoff between students at the University of Puerto Rico and the government over an  announced budget cut and an increase in tuition fees, but that may just be part  of a wider pattern of First Amendment violations. Jennifer Turner, a Human Rights Researcher at the ACLU and Rosie Perez, who just  returned from a fact-finding mission in Puerto  Rico, describe how authorities have dealt with students, striking  workers, journalists, and civilians in recent  months.

Since last summer, there has been a sometimes violent standoff between students at the University of Puerto Rico and the government over an announced budget cut and an increase in tuition fees, but that may just be part of a wider pattern of First Amendment violations. Jennifer Turner, a Human Rights Researcher at the ACLU and Rosie Perez, who just returned from a fact-finding mission in Puerto Rico, describe how authorities have dealt with students, striking workers, journalists, and civilians in recent months.

Underreported: Crackdown on Protests in Puerto Rico


Climate change is having dramatic effects on the world’s oceans as ice sheets collapse and the sea becomes more acidic. Warmer temperatures allow some deep sea predators, like King Crab, to expand their range into new areas—to the detriment of many other sea creatures. According to James McClintock, a Professor of Physiology &amp; Ecology of Aquatic &amp; Marine Invertebrates at the University of Alabama, an army of deep sea King Crabs are slowly working their way up the Antarctic slope, a habitat they have never been found in before, and are potentially decimating the extremely delicate marine ecosystem.

Climate change is having dramatic effects on the world’s oceans as <a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WilkinsIceSheet/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ice sheets collapse</a> and the sea becomes <a href="http://www.nrdc.org/oceans/acidification/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">more acidic</a>. Warmer temperatures allow some deep sea predators, like King Crab, to expand their range into new areas—to the detriment of many other sea creatures. According to James McClintock, a Professor of Physiology &amp; Ecology of Aquatic &amp; Marine Invertebrates at the University of Alabama, an army of deep sea King Crabs are slowly working their way up the Antarctic slope, a habitat they have never been found in before, and are potentially decimating the extremely delicate marine ecosystem.

Underreported: The Antarctic King Crab Invasion 


Helena Bottemiller, a reporter for The Food &amp; Environment Reporting Network, looks at the controversial animal feed additive, ractopamine hydrochloride, which is widely used in the united states but the EU and China have banned it’s use, citing health concerns.

Helena Bottemiller, a reporter for The Food &amp; Environment Reporting Network, looks at the controversial animal feed additive, ractopamine hydrochloride, which is widely used in the united states but the EU and China have banned it’s use, citing health concerns.

Underreported: Controversial Livestock Hormone


On this week’s Underreported,  Foreign Policy’s Joshua Keating discusses “The Stories You Missed in 2011,” including India’s military  buildup and the shrinking supply of camel meat in Saudi Arabia.

On this week’s Underreported, Foreign Policy’s Joshua Keating discusses “<a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/11/28/the_stories_you_missed_in_2011" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Stories You Missed in 2011</a>,” including India’s military buildup and the shrinking supply of camel meat in Saudi Arabia.

Underreported: The Stories You Missed in 2011 


In November, the Democratic Republic of Congo held presidential elections, even as the security situation there deteriorated. On today’s Underreported Update, Father Ferdinand Muhigirwa, the director of CEPAS (Centre d’Etudes pour l’Action Sociale), the oldest think tank in Congo, describes what’s happened since the contested election. He also looks at suppression of protests in Kinshasa and escalation of violence in the eastern part of the country. We’ll also be joined by Akwe Amosu, the director of Africa advocacy at the Open Society Foundations.

In November, the Democratic Republic of Congo held presidential elections, even as the security situation there deteriorated. On today’s Underreported Update, Father Ferdinand Muhigirwa, the director of CEPAS (Centre d’Etudes pour l’Action Sociale), the oldest think tank in Congo, describes what’s happened since the contested election. He also looks at suppression of protests in Kinshasa and escalation of violence in the eastern part of the country. We’ll also be joined by Akwe Amosu, the director of Africa advocacy at the Open Society Foundations.

Underreported Update: The Democratic Republic of Congo


The crisis at the Fukushima reactor in Japan has been out of the headlines, but that doesn’t mean the crisis has been solved. We’ll speak with Dr. Edwin Lyman, a senior staff scientist in the Global Security program at the Union of Concerned Scientists

The crisis at the Fukushima reactor in Japan has been out of the headlines, but that doesn’t mean the crisis has been solved. We’ll speak with Dr. Edwin Lyman, a senior staff scientist in the Global Security program at the Union of Concerned Scientists

Underreported: Fukushima Update


Full body X-ray scanners are now commonplace in airports across America. ProPublica reporter Michael Grabell tells us about a new report that has found that the U.S. government glossed over a number of safety concerns about the the devices—even ignoring concerns about a potential increased risk of cancer.

Full body X-ray scanners are now commonplace in airports across America. ProPublica reporter Michael Grabell tells us about a new report that has found that the U.S. government glossed over a number of safety concerns about the the devices—even ignoring concerns about a potential increased risk of cancer.

Underreported: Airport Body Scanners and Cancer


Recently Kenyan forces invaded  Somalia in a bid to fight the militant group Al-Shaabab. The United States has  also been heavily involved in the country in recent years— allegedly establishing CIA bases, carrying out drone strikes, and providing  funding for militants. The Nation’s Jeremy Scahill looks at the  political situation in Somalia and the history of recent interventions in the  war-torn and famine wracked country.

Recently Kenyan forces invaded Somalia in a bid to fight the militant group Al-Shaabab. The United States has also been heavily involved in the country in recent years— allegedly establishing CIA bases, carrying out drone strikes, and providing funding for militants. The Nation’s Jeremy Scahill looks at the political situation in Somalia and the history of recent interventions in the war-torn and famine wracked country.

Underreported: Intervention in Somalia


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