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North Korea Ups the Ante

On Monday, North Korea declared the 1953 Korean War armistice ...

On Monday, North Korea declared the 1953 Korean War armistice nullified. On Tuesday, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper emphasized the danger posed by North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile programs, calling them, for the first time, "a s

Taiye Selasi Examines the World of the Afropolitan in 'Ghana Must Go'

Author Taiye Selasi describes herself as an "Afropolitan," a member ...

Author Taiye Selasi describes herself as an "Afropolitan," a member of a distinctly 21st century generation of African origin. The characters in her new novel, "Ghana Must Go," reflect this sentiment as well. Selasi's first book follows the Sai family: f

The Young Iraqi Translator Who Gave His Life for the American Effort

As America and the people of Iraq are challenged to ...

As America and the people of Iraq are challenged to make sense of the decade that followed the U.S. invasion of Iraq, tens of thousands of people who witnessed the violence and the cauldron of change that accompanied the fall of Saddam Hussein are not he

Can a Math Museum Remedy 'Math Anxiety'?

It may not surprise you to learn that American students ...

It may not surprise you to learn that American students dread math.  Or that that they feel that dread physically through stomachaches, headaches, fluttering heartbeats and sweaty palms. Many Takeaway listeners have been sharing their own tales of math-i

Iran, Russia, and United States Join Forces

All agree that wrestling belongs in the Olymics

Wendell Pierce of 'The Wire' and 'Treme' Hopes Groceries Can Revitalize New Orleans

Wendell Pierce is best-known for his role as Bunk in ...

Wendell Pierce is best-known for his role as Bunk in the HBO series "The Wire," and he currently plays a struggling trombonist in the series "Treme." But he's taking on a much different job these days in his hometown of New Orleans, where he is in the pr

Diet Advice Abounds, But Are We Getting Healthier?

Even if you're relatively secure about your health and waistline, ...

Even if you're relatively secure about your health and waistline, it'd be impossible to completely miss the buzz around the major diet trends of recent years. We want to know what to eat and when to eat it, and we sometimes take it to extremes. In Japan,

One More Sign that Washington Can't Handle Money

The budget wars seem never ending in Washington D.C., with ...

The budget wars seem never ending in Washington D.C., with the sequester just one day away and no agreement between the White House and Republican leadership in sight. After sequestration goes into effect, lawmakers on Capitol Hill will have months of bu

How the Voting Rights Act Came to Be

Today the Supreme Court hears arguments in Shelby County v. ...

Today the Supreme Court hears arguments in Shelby County v. Holder, the case that will determine the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Signed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965, the Voting Rights Act represented a significant achi

A Year Later, Community Awaits Justice in Travyon Martin Shooting

One year ago on the evening of February 26, 2012, ...

One year ago on the evening of February 26, 2012, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin walked out of a 7-Eleven in Sanford, Florida. A resident named George Zimmerman was sitting in his car at the time, and said that Martin looked suspicious, "looking at all the h