Feb 06 Former USAID Official: U.S. Funding Underground Networks to Help Syrians Mark Bartolini has led the U.S effort in providing humanitarian aid to Syrians as director of the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, a division of USAID. Before stepping down last week, he made several trips to… Continue reading
Feb 06 Obama Pressures Republicans to Prevent Sequester President Obama makes a statement during a news conference Tuesday. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. President Obama is challenging congressional Republicans to accept higher taxes in a renewed effort to stave off sequester cuts expected March 1. On… Continue reading
Feb 06 Dispatch: Syria's Internally Displaced Depend on Handouts Syrian refugee children wait for their families daily rations of food at the Bab al-Salam refugee camp in Azaz on the Syrian-Turkish border on Jan. 9. Photo by Zac Baillie/AFP/Getty Images. AZAZ, Syria -- Ten-year-old Nesma shouted in Arabic,… Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch Killing of Tunisian Opposition Figure Sparks Protests, Government Dissolution In late 2010, Tunisia became the birthplace of the Arab spring, and in January 2011, was the first in the region to oust its longtime dictator. Now opposition leader Chokri Belaid has been assassinated, sparking protests and the dissolution of… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch For Global Soccer, Scandal and Corruption Seem Pervasive as Grass Stains For Global Soccer, Scandal and Corruption Seem Pervasive as Grass Stains… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch Justice Department Justifies Killing Americans Abroad With Links to al-Qaida Justice Department Justifies Killing Americans Abroad With Links to al-Qaida… Continue watching
Feb 05 Leaked Drone Memo Creates More Questions Than Answers Tribesmen stand on the rubble of a building destroyed by a U.S. drone air strike, that targeted suspected al-Qaida militants in southeastern Yemen. Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, the son of slain U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, and six al Qaeda militants, were killed… Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch A Checklist to Keep Good Teachers in the Classroom Good teachers can help students stay in school and keep them from dropping out. But what must schools do to keep top teachers from burning out and leaving the field? Hari Sreenivasan has the story of a Connecticut school that… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch Chris Kyle, Among Deadliest American Military Snipers, Shot by Fellow Veteran Chris Kyle, Among Deadliest American Military Snipers, Shot by Fellow Veteran… Continue watching
Feb 04 Weigh in: What Makes a Good Teacher? Our American Graduate team's recent report on the complexity of teacher evaluations has us going back to the basics. Behind all the rubrics, the terms, the union fights and funding issues -- what makes a good teacher? We want… Continue reading