Euro Crisis Fuels Pro-Independence Movements Scotland already has its own parliament in Edinburgh. The ruling Scottish National Party wants to break away entirely from the United Kingdom. First Minister Alex Salmond has secured a referendum on Scotla...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - The Occupy Movement Turns One; Women Rockers Celebrated in DC Museum Show JUNE SIMMS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im June Simms. This week, we take a look at the Occupy Movement on its one year anniver...
PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Margaret Sanger, 1883-1966: A Leader of the Birth Control Movement SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Im Shirley Griffith. SARAH LONG: And Im Sarah Long with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we tell about one of the leader...
Occupy Movement Seeks Renewed Physical Presence This is god our park! This is our park! The real peoples park! Its a real public park, screamed a protester. This impassioned Occupy Wall Street protester recently denounced New York police as bullies f...
People Power Movements Rise in Sub-Saharan Africa In recent weeks, Senegal has had repeated protests, some of them deadly, in which demonstrators are denouncing incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade and his decision to run for a third term on February 2...
Is Putin Showing Weakness in Face of Opposition Movement? Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin switches campaign managers in the middle of an election campaign. Is his position as solid as he would like the world to think? The prime minister was tal...
By Carolyn Weaver Washington, DC 11 May 2006 watch Dada report Max Ernst, The Hat Makes the Man, 1920 The National Gallery of Art in Washington is about to say goodbye to amajor show on Dada, the earl...
IN THE NEWS - Millions More Movement Aims to Help Minorities and the Poor By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Saturday, October 22, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Last Saturday,...
THE MAKING OF A NATION -October 10, 2002: Civil Rights Movement By Jeri Watson VOICE 1: This is Richard Rael. VOICE 2: And this is Rich Kleinfeldt with THE MAKING OF A NATION, a VOA Special English pr...
THIS IS AMERICA - September 2, 2002: Labor Movement Songs Postage stamp honoring child labor reform VOICE ONE: Labor Day is an American holiday that honors working people. It is celebrated each year o...