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"Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei?" Director Headed to Sundance
Congratulations to filmmaker Alison Klayman, whose full-length film on China's most famous artist and provocateur, Ai Weiwei Never Sorry, will premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Utah this January.
December 1, 2011
Two Governors Push to Ease Marijuana Restrictions
Amidst a federal crackdown, the governors of Rhode Island and Washington petitioned the federal government yesterday to reclassify marijuana as a drug with acceptable medical purposes.
December 1, 2011
AIDS in Black America: The World's 16th Worst Epidemic
"We are on the verge of a significant breakthrough in the AIDS response," wrote UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé in a new report (PDF) which lays out a number of startling figures
December 1, 2011
Islamists: The Biggest Winners in Egypt's Elections
Liberal parties and youth activists may have sparked Egypt's revolution, but the country's Islamists seem to be walking away the biggest winners in the first parliamentary elections since the fall of Hosni Mubarak last February. But what do we – and don't we – know about Egypt's Islamists?
December 1, 2011
UPDATED: A Guide to Sanctions on Syria
Turkey, one of Syria's top trading partners, announced wide-ranging sanctions against its neighbor today. But it's not just Turkey: Below is a round-up of the various sanctions issued against theincreasingly isolated nation.
November 30, 2011
Government Settles Anthrax Suit for $2.5 million
While denying negligence by one of its premier bio-weapons labs, the government has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle a wrongful death suit filed by survivors of the first fatality victim of the deadly 2001 anthrax mail attacks, court papers revealed Tuesday.
November 29, 2011
Nearly Three Years After Flight 3407 Crash, Why Haven't New Safety Rules Been Implemented?
Beverly Eckert's husband died at the World Trade Center on 9/11. On the night of Feb. 12, 2009, she headed to their hometown of Buffalo, N.Y., to present a scholarship in his name. She was on Continental Connection Flight 3407.
November 29, 2011
Updates: Protesters Storm U.K. Embassy in Tehran
Follow the latest on today's protests from TehranBureau...
November 29, 2011
Live Chat: Unraveling the Headley Mystery
Join a live chat with ProPublica's Sebastian Rotella, FRONTLINE's Tom Jennings and guest questioner Praveen Swami from The Hindu. The chat begins at 11 am on Wed 11/23. You can leave a question now.
November 23, 2011