Why Are GOP’ers Protecting Condom Production?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 31, 2006 America has pledged to give condoms to Africa, but Asian factories produce them cheaper than we do So why have GOP congressmen been so successful in securing federal condom-producing contracts for American factories, instead of the more efficient Asian ones? Hint: It's not because conservatives are lightening up about their historical antipathy toward non-procreational sex . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cash for Good Governance in Africa

Staff / Truthdig Oct 27, 2006 An African telcom billionaire is offering a $5-million prize to the African leader who best delivers security, health, education and economic development to his or her constituents. Harvard University will act as judge. You couldn't make this up. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

South Africa Revises AIDS Policy

Staff / Truthdig Oct 27, 2006 The South African government has traditionally taken a head-in-the-sand approach to AIDS, even though the nation is suffering one of the worst epidemics in the world. However, recent shifts in policy indicate a newfound interest in aggressively addressing the crisis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Best Medicine for Ailing Africa

Gbemisola Olujobi / Truthdig Oct 24, 2006 As more women show up in Africa's corrupt corridors of power, the beleaguered continent may end up benefiting from their particular brand of tough love. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

U.N. OK’s Peacekeeping in Darfur

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2006 The U.N. Security Council has approved plans to create a peacekeeping force in Darfur, but will not deploy the troops until Sudan agrees. The force of up to 22,500 would "replace or absorb" the 7,000 African Union soldiers whose mandate expires Sept. 30. (h/t: Think Progress) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jabari Asim: Who’s Showing Black Youth the Path to Responsibility?

Jabari Asim / Truthdig Jul 24, 2006 Even as the notion of responsibility becomes less and less relevant among black American youths, people like Bill Cosby and the actor who plays Gordon on "Sesame Street" are asking the tough questions necessary for any reversal of the trend. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bush Breaks Bread With NAACP

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2006 Bush spoke to the NAACP?s annual convention for the first time during his presidency. His speech drew both applause and silence as he addressed the group he has avoided for five years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jabari Asim: A Troubled Picture for Black Male Students

Jabari Asim / Truthdig Jul 15, 2006 The gender gap among African-American college students is growing at a dangerous rate. And it's no wonder: The roots of the problem were obvious at my daughter's school, where many boys by age 10 had been socialized to be tough, regarding education with contempt and suspicion. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

India Tops World for HIV/AIDS Cases

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2006 With an estimated 5.7 million infections, India has surpassed previous global leader South Africa's 5.5 million. Per capita, however, the rates are still worst in sub-Saharan Africa. (In Swaziland, a third of adults are infected. In India, only 0.9%.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: 162 Million Africans at Direct Risk From Global Warming

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2006 A charity group warns that over 100 million people in sub-Saharan Africa could die by the end of the century if global warming continues its march unabated. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scientists Find ‘Missing Link’ Fossil

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2006 A UC Berkeley biologist announces that a new fossil discovery links the famous "Lucy" skeleton (~ 3 million - 3.6 million years old) to an even more ancient human ancestor--from about 4.1 million years back. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Food Shortages Put Millions of Kenyans in Peril

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2006 The poorest parts of the country can't even buy food surpluses from Kenya's own farmers. | story Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )