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Old Jobs, New Jobs: Do They Match Up?
The transformation of Midwestern manufacturing, from its powerhouse past to its uncertain future, continues to play itself out.
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Photo of the Week
Like most women in the Maasai community in Kenya, Elizabeth Talash Naikoni is up at dawn to milk her cows.
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Weekend in Bali-- Celebrating a WTO Deal
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The TPP and Evel Knievel – Up in the Air
Last night, as part of the Chicago and the World Forum, Ian Bremmer proclaimed that the most important region of the world for US foreign policy was Asia.
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Interview with Ren Wang: Empowering Smallholder Farmers
Ren Wang, assistant director general of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, explains why we must support smallholder farmers through knowledge, market access, and technology in order to achieve global food security.
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Hot Zone: China, the US and the ADIZ
Last week China threw out a surprise just prior to Vice President Biden's visit - it designated an Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea and announced that all aircraft flying through the zone is required to give advance notification to Chinese authorities.
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Roger Thurow- Outrage and Inspire- Nelson Mandela: Tolerance in an intolerant time
What will he say? What will Nelson Mandela say after 27 years in prison?
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Maybe It's A Little Less Lonely at The Top
Does the United States plays a less important and powerful role as a world leader than it did a decade ago?
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Video Notes- Ruth K. Oniang'o on the importance of empowering women farmers
Ruth K. Oniang'o, Founder and Editor-in-chief of the African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, as well as the Founder and CEO of Rural Outreach Africa, addresses gender mainstreaming in agriculture and how empowering women farmers can improve nutrition and health.