Apr 23rd, 2008 · A new political party in Germany has made saving the working class and the country's welfare system rallying points for attracting votes. Die Linke, or the Left Party, is drawing support from mainstream parties with a radical message.
Jan 8th, 2009 · Ghana's former opposition leader John Evans Atta Mills, a 64-year-old law professor, was sworn in yesterday as the country's new president. The Ghana elections were praised as a model of peaceful democratic transition in Africa, particularly after violent political processes in Zimbabwe and Kenya. NPR's West Africa correspondent Ofeibea Quist-Arcton for an update on Ghana.
Jan 7th, 2009 · Harry Shearer is best known for voicing Mr. Burns and Ned Flanders on The Simpsons. For years, he has also caught politicians on video just moments before they go on live TV. The clips are compiled in his installation, "Silent Echo Chamber."
Jan 7th, 2009 · Al Franken has claimed victory in the Senate race in Minnesota, but opponent Norm Coleman is challenging the result. Roland Burris went to Washington to be seated in the Senate, and was turned away. Also, Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM) declines appointment to Obama's cabinet.
Jan 7th, 2009 · The debate over the replacement for President-elect Obama's U.S. Senate seat continues to grow louder as Roland Burris, appointed by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, is forced to defend his own appointment. Mike Dorning, a reporter with the Chicago Tribune, discusses the fallout over the Burris and its affect on Illinois politics.
Jan 7th, 2009 · In recent years, the gay rights movement has been largely defined by the fight for gay marriage. But with the passage of Proposition 8 in California, making it unconstitutional for gays to marry, some question whether the fight for same-sex marriage is right fight, right now. Political commentators Jasmyne Cannick and Andrew Sullivan debate the issue, along with journalist Michael Sean Winters and long time gay activist Alexander Robinson.
Jan 7th, 2009 · The fighting in Gaza has killed more than 600 Palestinians — many of them civilians. Colonel Jim Hellis is chairman of the department of national security and strategy at the U.S. Army War College. He talks with Ari Shapiro about how the U.S. military factors in civilian casualties in assessments of war strategy. Hellis says it's a balance between legal, ethical and political concerns.
Jan 7th, 2009 · The Senate's refusal to seat Illinois Senate appointee Roland Burris has been portrayed in some Chicago political circles as a case of racism pure and simple. But for a new generation of black politicians - peers in age with the new president-elect - that kind of race-baiting is no longer the norm.