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Men carrying white plastic bags of food from a pile of bags
Human rights
COVID sparks a new ‘right to food’ movement across the globe
An Indian British woman wears a face mask and receives a shot in her arm with someone wearing purple gloves.
COVID-19
British celebs, religious leaders fight vaccine hesitancy in minorities
A woman with a laptop is seen in Hi-Tech Park Belarus building in Minsk, Belarus, March 17, 2016.
The myth of the gendered brain
Farming in PA
Environment
Wild swings in the weather mean that some farm crops will flourish, while others struggle
Kids at camp Anytown Alabama do an exercise on what it might mean to be undocumented, including the difficulty getting health coverage.
Education
Learning what it’s like to be undocumented at an Alabama summer camp
Steve Emerson on Fox News
Media
Is Birmingham a Muslim city? Check #FoxNewsFacts for the evidence
Case of drug-resistant microbes are on the rise around the world, especially bacteria resistant to antibiotics. This map from the World Health Organization shows the proportion of cases of tuberculosis that are resistant to multiple drugs, based on the la
Environment
A World Health Organization report warns we’re moving toward a world where antibiotics don’t work
Arts, Culture & Media
Mother of deceased lead singer from Thin Lizzy discusses musician’s early life
Global Politics
American Sikh creates documentary, exhibit to explain turban wearing
Global Politics
Tens of thousands rally as public employees strike in the United Kingdom
UK riots spread to Manchester and Birmingham
London neighborhoods bracing for more riots
Global Politics
Malcolm X interview
‘Bob Edwards Weekend: Charles E. Cobb Jr.’
Justice on the Streets of Birmingham, 1963
Has the Case of Trayvon Martin made Sanford the New Birmingham?
The 84th Annual Academy Awards
Academy Awards Predictions
Conflict & Justice
Public Sector Strike Rallies Held Across UK
Jefferson County, Alabama Files for Bankruptcy
Alabama Immigration Law Faces Challenge from Department of Justice
Arts, Culture & Media
Civil rights advocate Fred Shuttlesworth dies at 89
Suspected Terror Plot Uncovered in UK
Top of the Hour: Riots Spread Across UK, Morning Headlines
London Riots Spread Across Britain
Top of the Hour: London Riots, Morning Headlines
Conflict & Justice
Freedom Riders Ride Again
Six Tornado States Survey the Damage
Tornadoes and Storms in South Kill 194
Tornado and Storms Across South Kill Scores
Arts, Culture & Media
Happy Hanukkah from Ben Kweller: remixing the holidays
Conflict & Justice
Re-education school for Muslim extremists
Kenya bloggers monitor unrest
Jefferson County, Ala. Battles Massive Debt Following Corruption