By: Glen Ford Article Reprint “Our policy with respect to the continent of Africa at best has been a policy that is inconsistent and incoherent,” said NAACP Executive Director Kweisi Mfume, in Miami Beach last
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Putin Retains Right to Military in Ukraine as U.S. Pledges $1B
American economic aid follows Russian national gas firm cutting key Ukraine discount. By Paul D. Shinkman Article Reprint EuroMaidan protesters in Ukraine are beginning to see their wishes come to fruition, following reports that
Read moreFor Richer or Poorer: Does Poverty Explain American School Performance?
By Ilana Garon Article Submission In an article in Talking Points Memo, Amanda Ripley, author of The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way, contends that poverty is not, in fact, the problem holding
Read moreN. Korea Fires More Short-Range Missiles Into Sea
VOA News Article Reprint South Korea has condemned another round of North Korean short range missile launches, saying two more missiles were fired Monday.
Read moreAs Pistorius Murder Trial Begins, Neighbor Describes Hearing ‘Blood-curdling’ Screams
By: Anita Powell Article Reprint PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA — A neighbor of Oscar Pistorius described hearing “blood-curdling” screams the night the South African athlete shot and killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
Read moreCostly hepatitis drug Sovaldi rattles industry
By Sandhya Somashekhar Article Reprint When the Food and Drug Administration approved a medication called Sovaldi in December, it was hailed as a breakthrough in the fight against hepatitis C, a blood-borne disease that affects
Read moreWhy Venezuela’s student protesters have already won
By Javier Corrales Article Reprint In a country known for tense, bitter politics, this is the loudest things have gotten in a decade. For three weeks and counting, university students in Venezuela have staged somewhat
Read morePresident Obama signs massive funded initiative ‘My Brother’s Keeper’
By: Sima Ballinger Article Reprint It’s been a long time coming, and now change is coming to black and Latino young men through an initiative signed by Barack Obama on Thursday, according to the Washington
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