Why this Hiroshima survivor dedicated his life to searching for the families of 12 American POWs

Human stories from a world in conflict. No Images? [Click here]( — Aug. 10, 2018 — In this week’s newsletter, we learn about Shigeaki Mori, a Hiroshima survivor who has dedicated much of his life trying to get recognition for 12 American airmen who died alongside tens of thousands of Japanese after the atomic bomb was dropped 73 years ago. After the war, Mori says people were afraid to talk about what happened that day. Sometimes he saw the death toll reported in news reports and official documents and he knew those numbers were wrong. So he worked to set the record straight. In Uganda, like many parts of the world, HIV/AIDS is no longer a death sentence. That’s because lifesaving drugs and public outreach campaigns have slashed infection rates. However, according to government drug stock records, public clinics across Uganda are failing to provide lifesaving medication. Some are worried this could lead to a new outbreak of the virus. And President Donald Trump tweeted that his tariffs will allow the US to pay down “large amounts” of the $21 trillion debt. Is that possible? Could tariffs raise enough revenue to substantially reduce the debt? Many economists say no. Finally, Nicaragua's bloody unrest is proving to be another destabilizing factor in Central America. Could the country's political struggles lead to another wave of refugees? Why this Hiroshima survivor dedicated his life to searching for the families of 12 American POWs You’ve probably seen Shigeaki Mori. A photo of him hugging President Barack Obama was published around the world after Obama visited Hiroshima in 2016. Mori, now 81, is a Hiroshima survivor. He’s spent much of his life trying to get recognition for 12 American airmen who died alongside tens of thousands of Japanese after the atomic bomb was dropped 73 years ago. [Learn more >]( Tested but untreated: How Uganda's new AIDS efforts are leading to a drug shortage In many African countries, HIV/AIDS rates are in decline. The opposite may soon happen in Uganda. With new efforts to eradicate the virus worldwide, and millions in US and foreign funding every year, some say the end of HIV/AIDS is near. But those same efforts are having the opposite effect in Uganda, where poor planning, lack of donor accountability and chronic budget gaps are leaving thousands of patients without treatment and US and Ugandan policymakers washing their hands of responsibility. [Here's the full story >]( Economists to Trump: You’re dead wrong on tariff revenues Late last year, income tax rates were slashed, and Trump’s tax cut is expected to add $1.5 trillion to the debt over the next decade. Could tariffs be a way to fill that hole? Economists don’t think so. If the US stops importing things like, say, toys from China because they’ve become too expensive due to tariffs, parents will still want to buy their kids toys. So, Americans would have to start making them again at home, thus creating more jobs, right? Well, it sounds nice, but economists say those toy-making jobs probably won’t come to Ohio or Indiana — they’d go to lower-wage nations like Vietnam or Indonesia. [Learn more >]( Bloody uprising in Nicaragua could trigger the next Central American refugee crisis Central American migrants have long been at the center of what consecutive US administrations have called the "immigration crisis." However, until recently, Nicaragua hasn't been part of the conversation. But Nicaragua has been in turmoil for months, as an uprising against the authoritarian regime of Daniel Ortega and his Sandinista party grows ever bloodier. This violence may prompt many Nicaraguans to start fleeing their country soon, too. [Learn more >]( The New York Times Magazine [War without end]( The Pentagon’s failed campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan left a generation of soldiers with little to fight for but one another. The Associated Press [US allies, al-Qaeda battle rebels in Yemen]( Again and again over the past two years, a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia and backed by the United States has claimed it won decisive victories that drove al-Qaeda militants from their strongholds across Yemen and shattered their ability to attack the West. Here’s what the victors did not disclose: Many of their conquests came without firing a shot. That’s because the coalition cut secret deals with al-Qaeda fighters, paying some to leave key cities and towns and letting others retreat with weapons, equipment and wads of looted cash. Hundreds more were recruited to join the coalition itself. The California Sunday Magazine [On the other side]( North Korean women have been escaping to the South in search of freedom and happier lives. But what happens when hope leads to disappointment? The Atlantic [How Trump radicalized ICE]( A long-running inferiority complex, vast statutory power, a chilling new directive from the top — inside America’s unfolding immigration tragedy. The Daily Beast [Murdered Russian journalists in the Central African Republic were onto something dangerous for Putin]( They were on the trail of mercenaries with close ties to the Kremlin in a war-torn country full of diamonds and gold. Public Radio International (PRI) is a global nonprofit media company focused on the intersection of journalism and engagement to effect positive change in people’s lives. 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