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Does Foreign Aid to Africa Do More Harm than Good?
Harsh new anti-gay laws in African countries have Western donors threatening to withhold assistance. That's raised questions about unintended consequences.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenHarsh new anti-gay laws in African countries have Western donors threatening to withhold assistance. That's raised questions about unintended consequences and renewed the debate on whether foreign aid does more harm than good. Also, Russia rebuffs the West for sanctions over Ukraine, and new research shows America's in for some big changes.
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3 storiesRussia Rebuffs West for Sanctions over Ukraine
After an hour on the phone with President Obama today, Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted that Ukraine's new authorities are "absolutely illegitimate" and that Russia "cannot ignore calls for help" from Russian speakers in Crimea.
Read the story8 minShould Western Values Be a Condition of Foreign Aid?
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has broad support in Uganda for a new law imposing sentences up to life in prison for homosexual acts. Nigeria and many other sub-Saharan nations also have anti-gay laws. Such harsh anti-gay laws in African countries have the US and other donors threatening to reduce foreign aid.
Read the story44 minNew Research Finds that Half of Millennials Are Independents
"America is in the throes of a huge demographic shift." "Millennials have fewer attachments to traditional political and religious institutions" than those who've gone before." That's according the Pew Research Center after polling the millennial generation, people between the ages of 18 and 33.
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