/tags/america America en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 01 Jul 2021 10:00:32 GMT /commentary/2021-07-01/buildings-do-fall-like-this-in-america-will-americas-corrective-culture-stand COMMENTARY Americans take it for granted they can keep negligence disasters from becoming as frequent as Latin America's. Maybe too much for granted now. Thu, 01 Jul 2021 10:00:32 GMT /commentary/2021-07-01/buildings-do-fall-like-this-in-america-will-americas-corrective-culture-stand Tim Padgett /commentary/2021-04-22/after-floyd-verdict-its-time-for-racist-policy-brutality-to-end-in-the-americas-too COMMENTARY: The police abuse Americans are suddenly confronting is vastly worse in Latin America and the Caribbean – and certainly affects the U.S. Thu, 22 Apr 2021 12:38:33 GMT /commentary/2021-04-22/after-floyd-verdict-its-time-for-racist-policy-brutality-to-end-in-the-americas-too Tim Padgett /news/2021-04-21/finally-america-reacts-to-chauvin-guilty-verdict Across the country, jubilation and relief broke out at the guilty verdict for the former Minneapolis police officer. But many people see it as the start of a long fight toward justice. Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:51:26 GMT /news/2021-04-21/finally-america-reacts-to-chauvin-guilty-verdict Emma Bowman /news/2020-03-18/coronavirus-may-have-silver-lining-in-the-americas-return-of-societys-golden-rule COMMENTARYOne of the most popular, and most ridiculous, social media discussions of the past year is the big Capitalism-versus-Socialism Debate. Thanks to… Thu, 19 Mar 2020 01:08:17 GMT /news/2020-03-18/coronavirus-may-have-silver-lining-in-the-americas-return-of-societys-golden-rule Tim Padgett /2019-12-25/in-christmas-day-message-pope-francis-shines-light-on-migrant-suffering "It is injustice that turns them away from places where they might have hope for a dignified life, but instead find themselves before walls of indifference," the pontiff said in his holiday address. Wed, 25 Dec 2019 16:21:35 GMT /2019-12-25/in-christmas-day-message-pope-francis-shines-light-on-migrant-suffering Laurel Wamsley /2019-10-22/turkey-russia-reach-deal-to-control-syrian-areas-once-patrolled-by-the-u-s Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to jointly patrol an area in northern Syria previously controlled by Kurdish forces with U.S. support. Tue, 22 Oct 2019 21:41:55 GMT /2019-10-22/turkey-russia-reach-deal-to-control-syrian-areas-once-patrolled-by-the-u-s Brakkton Booker /news/2019-06-12/america-wont-solve-immigration-by-loathing-latin-americans-ask-the-irish COMMENTARYA conservative Facebook friend in my native Indiana recently endorsed a meme that features right-wing radio rage-monger Rush Limbaugh saying… Wed, 12 Jun 2019 19:46:10 GMT /news/2019-06-12/america-wont-solve-immigration-by-loathing-latin-americans-ask-the-irish Tim Padgett /npr-breaking-news/2017-03-02/americas-complacent-class-how-self-segregation-is-leading-to-stagnation Economist and author Tyler Cowen worries that Americans' desire to keep changing has gone away. "The forward march of progress," he says, "is not the main story today." Thu, 02 Mar 2017 10:08:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2017-03-02/americas-complacent-class-how-self-segregation-is-leading-to-stagnation Heidi Glenn /2017-02-28/in-religious-freedom-debate-2-american-values-clash A showdown may be coming on the meaning of religious freedom, and LGBT advocates fear anti-discrimination protections could be weakened as a result. Tue, 28 Feb 2017 09:47:00 GMT /2017-02-28/in-religious-freedom-debate-2-american-values-clash Tom Gjelten /news/2015-07-13/confederate-flags-fly-proudly-in-loxahatchee-rally From a Volkswagen Beetle to a big-rig, dozens of vehicles lined up in the parking lot of a Loxahatchee strip mall on Saturday to parade the Confederate… Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:38:15 GMT /news/2015-07-13/confederate-flags-fly-proudly-in-loxahatchee-rally