by Justin Winikoff | Jul 24, 2013 | Monitor
Propaganda? No. Bringing ‘Voice of America’ to America is Good for Transparency Josh Steams / PBS The Voice of America may finally be coming to America. Legal changes going into effect this month mean that, for the first time, U.S. audiences can access the news and...
by Evan Meltzer | Jul 17, 2013 | Monitor
Exxon Secrecy Over Ruptured Pipeline May Mask National Danger Elizabeth Douglass and David Hasemyer / Bloomberg The 1940s-era construction process that ExxonMobil said caused an oil pipe to rupture in Arkansas earlier this year is a common and well-documented problem...
by Justin Winikoff | Jul 15, 2013 | Monitor
U.S. Steps Up Public Diplomacy in Egypt Crisis David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times A senior United States official arrived [in Cairo] Monday for meetings with the new military-led government as it tries to end a standoff with tens of thousands of Islamists camped...
by Wes Reichart | Jul 3, 2013 | Monitor
Climate extremes are ‘unprecedented’ Roger Harrabin / BBC News The Earth experienced unprecedented recorded climate extremes during the decade 2001-2010, according to the World Meteorological Organisation. Kerry wraps up marathon trip citing progress on Syria talks,...
by William Joyce | Jun 20, 2013 | Monitor
Senate confirms Froman as next trade representative Jim Abrams / The Washington Post Michael Froman, a senior White House economic adviser and classmate of President Obama at Harvard Law School, won Senate confirmation Wednesday to be the next U.S. trade...
