American Values Alliance | Practical voice for progressive valuesAmerican Values Alliance | Practical voice for progressive valuesIn light of the global food crisis, the Honduras government is changing policies to put money into farming and food production. It's a signal that farmers aren't forgotten anymore — and that feeding the poor is priority.
Already one of the poorest countries by many measures, Yemen — a nation of roughly 22 million people — has been struck by severe droughts and depleted water supplies in recent years. Some Yemenis are calling the situation a potential time bomb.
A new political party in Germany has made saving the working class and the country's welfare system rallying points for attracting votes. Die Linke, or the Left Party, is drawing support from mainstream parties with a radical message.
Rene Enriquez was once a leader in the Mexican mafia. He killed for the gang and ordered the deaths of many men and women. But after reaching the pinnacle of prison-gang life, he decided to leave and share information with the police.
The U.S. government is poised to take control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, according to a number of reports published on Saturday. The reports, quoting unidentified officials, say the government will take the companies into conservatorship in an effort to shore up the battered housing and mortgage markets.
Red Army soldiers trekked through China on their epic journey nearly 75 years ago. The daughter of an officer, Diane Zhang, follows the route on a quest to learn about the defining moment in her family's and China's history.
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Tropical Storm Hanna is an uninvited player in this year's U.S. Open. Scott Simon talks with Weekend Edition's Howard Bryant about the men's semifinals, the women's finals and a look ahead to the week in baseball.
The Democratic and Republican national conventions got reporter Rachel Myrow thinking about political t-shirts. She wonders which party is selling more t-shirts this season as well as what clever — and inappropriate — things end up on them.
Stephen Williams of the Antique Wine Company describes the new high-tech way to determine a wine's vintage.
In the modern age of mega-stage spelling bees, there are still factions of what amount to advocates for spelling reform — those who want to simplify spellings or scrap the current alphabet all together.
Todd Domke, Republican analyst, and Dan Payne, Democratic analyst, discuss the political landscape — and how it looks after the close of both parties' national conventions.
Tropical Storm Hanna hit the East Coast along the North and South Carolina border on Saturday. It is expected to race north along the Eastern Seaboard, bringing heavy rain and flooding.
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Barack Obama toured factories this week, trying to reach out to blue-collar voters who supported Hillary Clinton in the primaries.
GOP presidential nominee John McCain and his vice presidential pick, Sarah Palin, campaign in swing states after leaving the Republican National Convention.
Picket lines went up early Saturday at Boeing airplane factories. As many as 27,000 machinists are on strike. With many airlines desperate to update their fleets, Boeing can ill-afford a protracted walkout.
The government is preparing to takeover mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, according to reports in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times on Saturday. An announcement could come as early as this weekend.
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