How Military Service Exemptions Shape South Korean Soccer
Since 1973, South Korean athletes who win Olympic medals or Asian Games gold have been spared most of their military service, a reward that has put unusual pressure on Korean soccer and shaped the careers of stars like Son Heung-min.
The Forgotten Moment That Decided Palestine’s Fate
Rashid Khalidi joins Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss how a forgotten revolt in the 1930s set the course for Palestine, why a generation raised on social media sees the conflict differently, and his new book, “The Neck and the Sword.”
Sliman Mansour’s Art Captured the Palestinian Condition
Sliman Mansour spent a lifetime using his art to preserve Palestinian identity and connect people to their land, inspiring generations of artists in his wake. A writer who knew him from childhood as a close friend of her father remembers the gentle, humble man behind the iconic paintings.
The Abuses in Turkish Textile Factories Supplying Major US Brands
In an exclusive investigation, New Lines reports on the Turkish textile factories where women workers face forced overtime and sexual harassment — factories that feed the supply chains for many famous clothing brands across the United States and Europe.
ICE Turns Its Sights on Buryat Asylum-Seekers
Buryats, a persecuted Mongol minority in Russia, are one of the latest groups in the U.S. to be denied asylum. After a near miss with ICE, one truck driver recalls the Russia he fled, the America he sought and what he fears if he gets deported.