April 11, 2008      

Looking beyond the "food or fuel" trade-off

Rice field in Japan Yamanaka Tamaki
Yamanaka Tamaki

Riots in Egypt. Protests in Haiti. Clashes in Indonesia. These conflicts are all driven by the price of rice, which has almost doubled in the past year. The World Bank says 33 countries are at risk of social unrest over food scarcity. Why are we seeing this now?
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Iraq and the curious relationships between presidents and their generals

President George W. Bush and General David Petraeus on April 23, 2007 in the Oval Office.  G. Fabiano-Pool/Getty Images
G. Fabiano-Pool/Getty Images

The story of Iraq has developed into the story of a relationship — between General David Petraeus and President George W. Bush. Retired Col. Paul Hughes talks to us about the curious relationships between presidents and their generals.
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Pop Culture

Hip-hop ballet in Atlanta

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Corey Takahashi

Antwan "Big Boi" Patton, of the hip-hop group OutKast, and members of the Atlanta Ballet perform in a first-ever dance fusion titled "big." Charlie McCullers
Charlie McCullers

In April, the Atlanta Ballet joined with the Grammy-winning rapper Big Boi for the premiere of a hip-hop ballet performance titled "big." Six shows were staged at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.
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Legal Affairs, Politics

Fewer immigrants arrested crossing the U.S.-Mexican border

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Sitara Nieves, Corey Takahashi

Border Patrol agents pat down migrants caught crossing the border illegally in the Imperial Valley area. Gerald L. Nino/Department of Homeland Security
Gerald L. Nino/Department of Homeland Security

The United States has spent millions per mile to build a border fence to keep unauthorized migrants out of the country, and recently, there has been a substantial drop in migrants arrested at the border. Professor Josiah Heyman says it's not solely because of the wall. There are other deterrents, such as the struggling U.S. economy and the downturn in the housing and construction markets.
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