Cutting for Stone in Ethiopia

New America Now, , Sandip Roy Feb 22, 2010

Bestselling author Dr. Abraham Verghese tries his hand at fiction in Cutting for Stone, a novel about the power of medicine to heal even when it can not cure. Cutting for Stone explores how medicine affects both doctor and patient.

New America Now: Fake ICE Agent, Pardoning Jack Johnson, Beneath the Lion's Gaze

New America Now, , Feb 19, 2010

Esther Gentile reports on a 2010 Census contest to raise awareness about the Hispanic community in the United States, Earl Ofari Hutchinson examines why President Obama won't pardon Jack Johnson, and Maaza Mengiste is the author of Beneath the Lion's Gaze, set during the Ethiopian Civil War.

Rising Seas and Extreme Weather: Communities in Harm’s Way Want U.S. to Act Now

New America Media, Commentary, Staff Feb 10, 2010

For many ethnic Americans whose family members are at the frontlines of global warming back in their home countries, climate change is a life-and-death issue.

Haitian-American Family Mourns Loss of Relatives

Black Voice News, News Report, Cheryl Brown Feb 03, 2010

The devastating 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti sent shockwaves around the world and poured in millions of dollars that has yet to get out of the bottleneck of bureaucracy

New America Now: The Power of Women

New America Now, , Jan 29, 2010

New America Now presents A Woman's Special featuring the only female Prime Minister of Peru, a rare example of a woman completing a Torah, and the reality of emerging roles for Muslim women today.

Africa a Challenge for Obama in 2010

Oneworld.net, News analysis, Brittany Schell Jan 28, 2010

The Obama administration has failed to increase funding for HIV/AIDS programs, bolstered the much maligned International Monetary Fund (IMF), and tripled the budget for the U.S. Military Command in Africa (AFRICOM).

The Sound of Cape Verde Returns

New America Media, , Sandip Roy Jan 28, 2010

Nha Sentimento is the new album from singer Cesaria Evora. Emmanuel Nado, host of Africa Mix on KALW, discusses the long-lasting popularity of the African music legend.

Haiti - Profiting from misery?

Final Call, News Analysis, Saeed Shabazz Jan 27, 2010

Two days after the quake, Democracy Now, a daily independent radio and television program that is nationally syndicated, aired segments of a Jan. 13 speech given by Canadian journalist and author Naomi Klein at the New York-based Ethical Culture Society.

Bay Area Activists Organize for Haiti

New America Media, Video , Jr Valrey & Lawrence Fowler Jan 27, 2010

In the wake of the Haiti's 7.0 earthquake, Bay Area-based Haiti Action Committe mobilized community members to ban together in solidarity and support of Haiti.