Dec 6th, 2008 · The government appealed for outside help this week in combating a cholera outbreak that has claimed close to 600 lives since August. The disease is symptomatic of the general collapse of infrastructure and services in Zimbabwe, including the breakdown of its public health system.
Nov 10th, 2008 · The two main Palestinian factions have been bitterly divided since fighting in the streets of the Gaza Strip more than a year ago. Hamas and Fatah, were supposed to meet in Egypt this week for reconciliation talks but Hamas is boycotting them. The breakdown points to the entrenched divisions between Hamas and Fatah.
Nov 4th, 2008 · Long lines of voters snaked around polling places across the country on Tuesday. Despite the lines, most voting went smoothly. There were, however, some glitches in battleground states. Here, a breakdown of some of the key states where voters experienced challenges.
Oct 26th, 2008 · Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni was Israel's prime minister designate if she could form a new government. But after coalition talks with two fundamentalist political parties collapsed, that doesn't look likely. Guest Host Alison Stewart talks to NPR's Eric Westervelt about the breakdown of talks.
Oct 9th, 2008 · A new report says Afghanistan is in danger of falling prey to Taliban influence yet again. The report, to be released by major U.S. intelligence agencies after the elecion, cites a breakdown in Afghani leadership and a steady increase in violence from militants as well as corruption.
Sep 16th, 2008 · Democrat Barack Obama on Monday blamed lax oversight and loose regulation for the financial breakdown. The Illinois senator attacked comments made by Republican rival John McCain and his idea of trickle-down economics.
May 15th, 2008 · It's been a strange ride for singer Rachel Taylor Brown: a nervous breakdown, eight years of solitude as a hermit, an endless struggle with both loving and hating humanity. It's the kind of fear and anguish that can drive someone deep into their own mind. But Brown looked outward at a troubling world and discovered some the haunting, humorous and ultimately beautiful songs that appear on her latest CD, Half Hours With the Lower Creatures.
Apr 27th, 2008 · Andrea Seabrook reports on a poll that tracks how adults between 18 and 24 break down across party lines when it comes to political satire. A Harvard Institute of Politics poll says young Democrats and Republicans are split between Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart