On today's show: We hear about investigations showing gay men detained and killed in ChechnyaWe reflect on where we are moving in terms of climate changeOur resident historian tells us about the "race ot Timbuktu"A peek inside the Palestine Music Expo

On today's show:Worldview unpacks British Prime Minister Theresa May's surprise announcement.Photographer Mike McDonald is on a mission to connect people to the fantastic nature all around us. There are 350 square miles of natural areas within an hour drive of Chicago. It’s the equivalent of 29 national parks put together.When Regina Agyare Honu was growing up in Ghana, she had dreams of being a "rocket scientist." When she presented a high school science project to her teacher, she was told, "It's impossible. Girls don't build rockets. You will end up in the kitchen." So she founded Soronko Solutions.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed a victory in the referendum held over the weekend, where a majority voted to significantly expand powers for the president. For a look at the implications of the referendum, we speak with sociologist Sinan Erensu. Plus, a look at what kinds of policies could fight income inequality in the U.S.

Corporations with questionable environmental track records have marketed themselves as good stewards of the environment — and activists are buying the line. One writer looks at what people are most affected.

What is President Trump signaling to Russia and North Korea, after dropping the largest non-nuclear bomb in America's arsenal? We get analysis from Joseph Cirincione, president of the Ploughshares Fund. Plus, an update on the constitutional referendum in Turkey that would give President Recep Erdogan increased powers. And on Weekend Passport, a narrative radio play called Fatelessness at Noble Square's Chopin Theatre.

On today's show: Yale Historian Timothy Snyder says beneath Sean Spicer’s factual error about the Holocaust "lurks a horrifying moral one.” Snyder joins us to share some lessons from the past.  Selah Freedom, a Florida not-for-profit, has established a Chicago branch to confront sex trafficking in the U.S. We speak with the organization's president and CEO, Elizabeth Fisher.

On today's show: We take stock of President Trump's foreign policy as U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin We get perspective on Sunday's bombing of Coptic churches in Egypt from Atef MacKar, a Chicago-area physician, and president of Chicago Copts.  Muslim-American poet and activist Mona Haydar joins us for Global Notes.

We take a look at how the world's ever-growing class divide is reflected in the airline industry. Plus, a look at how India and China are trying to improve air quality.

On today's show: The meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping resulted in a hundred-day plan to address trade imbalances. Writer Ted Fishman explains how much room the two countries have in modifying their trade relationship. Since the Trump administration announced it would cut funding to the EPA, several large corporations announced they would take up environmental protection measures themselves. The New Republic’s Emily Atkin notes the possible pitfalls. Pedro Walpole  explains the hardships that climate change is causing people in the Philippines and how the global community can help.

President Donald Trump released a budget proposal last month that would eliminate all government agencies that support arts and culture in the U.S. These types of cuts have been on the table for decades, but Congress hasn’t passed them. In contrast, other governments around the world invest a much larger portion of public funding into arts and culture, both at home and abroad. We’ll take a look at how Germany funds the arts with Herbert Quelle, the consul general of Germany in Chicago.