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 8th, 2009 · As News & Notes kicks off a month-long series on crime, Farai Chideya gets a primer on crime and punishment from Franklin Zimring, a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
Jan 7th, 2009 · Chris Hurt, professor of agricultural economics at Purdue University, talks about the ongoing trouble for the ethanol industry. Hurt explains how volatile commodity prices are affecting the industry. A plant in Plainview, Neb., announced a temporary shutdown this week, and other ethanol companies have put plans to build new plants on hold.
Jan 2nd, 2009 · The next president may appoint at least two justices to the Supreme Court. How could Barack Obama's experience as a constitutional law professor play a role in his choices for judicial nominations?
Dec 31st, 2008 · As Democrats seek to block the appointment of Roland Burris to replace Barack Obama in the Senate, Charles Tiefer, a former counsel to the U.S Senate and House and now a professor at the University of Baltimore Law School, offers his insight.
Dec 31st, 2008 · Three Middle East experts discuss how the current conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza might end. Dore Gold, former Israeli ambassador to the U.N., Ambassador Edward Djerejian, director of the James Baker Institute of Public Policy at Rice University, and Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said professor of modern Arab Studies at Columbia University, offer their insight.
Dec 30th, 2008 · National homicide rates have remained relatively stable in recent years, with the exception of one group: black teenaged boys. A new report by Northeastern University shows that 54 percent of gun violence victims are black males between the ages of 14 and 17. Criminology professor James Alan Fox authored the study and explains why the numbers are so high.
Dec 29th, 2008 · The number of homicides involving black youths — as victims and perpetrators — surged by more than 30 percent from 2002 to 2007, even as overall murder rates across the U.S. have been relatively stable, according to a study released by two Northeastern University professors.