Nov 03 Why Paul Krugman thinks inflation fears are baloney By Paul Krugman There's no inflation threat to speak of right now, says Paul Krugman. In fact, deflation poses a bigger danger, he argues. And even if inflation should creep over the Fed's 2 percent target, Krugman is confident the Fed has the… Continue reading
Apr 20 Land grabs by elites may endanger elephants across Africa By Associated Press Political and military elites are seizing protected areas in one of Africa's last bastions for elephants, putting broad swaths of Zimbabwe at risk of becoming fronts for ivory poaching, according to a nonprofit research group's report that examines government collusion… Continue reading
Jul 20 HIV Stigma Lingers as Churches Battle Epidemic By Jason Kane In two very different places -- Zimbabwe and Washington, D.C. -- Christian pastors have taken a leading role in the fight against HIV. But in both, some are wondering whether they should be doing more to help reduce the stigma. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch In Zimbabwe, AIDS Orphan Samuel Gono is One in a Million In Zimbabwe, AIDS Orphan Samuel Gono is One in a Million… Continue watching
Jul 18 Neglected by Foreign Aid, Zimbabwe Still Makes Strides in HIV Fight Despite being largely left behind by PEPFAR, Zimbabwe has still managed to reduce its HIV prevalence rate. Continue reading
Jul 18 HIV Behind Bars: How Prisons and Jails Are Battling an Epidemic By Jason Kane In two very different places - Washington, D.C., and Bulawayo, Zimbabwe - correctional facilities are facing remarkably similar challenges containing the HIV/AIDS epidemic and treating its victims. Continue reading
Jul 18 The Forgotten Orphans, From D.C. to Zimbabwe By Jason Kane In two very different places - one the capital of United States, the other an impoverished nation in sub-Saharan Africa - children who lost their parents to the HIV/AIDS epidemic struggle against similar challenges. Here are two of their stories. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch In Zimbabwe, A White African struggles against Mugabe’s Policies For more on this story go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch Unmasking Interest Rates, Honky-Tonk Style In the latest installment in his series of reports making sense of financial news, Paul Solman explains how interest rates are set, with a little help from economic country musician Merle Hazard. Continue watching
Oct 19 Tsvangirai to Seek Help from Neighboring Countries By Larisa Epatko Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai planned to visit the leaders of neighboring countries this week to "rescue" the unity government and explain his decision to temporarily withdraw from it last week. Continue reading