One of the least developed countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has experienced significant migration outflows and inflows tied to political and economic crises in recent decades. While most Congolese migrants head to neighboring countries, destinations have diversified, with an uptick in those leaving for opportunities in Europe and beyond. This country profile explores historical and contemporary patterns of migration to and from DR Congo.

Ideological differences in the Democratic Party over immigration that were once masked by unity against President Trump’s border wall and immigration agenda are now being exposed as Democratic presidential candidates seek to stand out in a crowded field and amid controversy over an emergency border spending bill. As the 2020 electoral calendar accelerates, how the party navigates the gulf between its most liberal and conservative wings will become a greater challenge for its leaders.

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A recent publication questioned the integrity of insulin purchased from U.S. retail pharmacies. We sought to independently validate the method used, isotope dilution solid-phase extraction (SPE) liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS), and expand analysis to two U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) methods (high-performance LC with ultraviolet detection and LC-MS).

Maybe because there's never been a great Democrat president?  And never will be.  They're all horrible.

Four years ago, during a speech in Manila, President Bush drew an analogy between the history of the Philippines and the history he was rewriting in Iraq.

According to conventional wisdom, front-runners win presidential nominations. Democrats and Republicans who start the race for a presidential nomination with the largest amount of money and the best poll numbers are supposed to be the ones most likely to walk away with victory months later.

These fact sheets provide a sociodemographic sketch of parents with children ages 0 to 8 in the 30 states with the largest number of immigrant families, offering data and analysis of some of the key parental characteristics to help stakeholders identify populations that could be targets for early childhood and parent-focused programs working to improve child and parent outcomes.

Virginia Gov.-elect Ralph Northam has said he would further restrict that state's charter laws, and New Jersey Gov.-elect Phil Murphy has promised to pull the state out of the PARCC testing consortium.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, has become increasingly critical of charter schools this year, and his new proposals for charters would change how they operate and how they are funded.

Chafee has been supportive of the Obama administration's education agenda; as governor, he oversaw the rollout of the state's $75 million Race to the Top grant and a $50 million early-learning grant.

Chomsky, Noam -- Political and social views.

Information technology -- Political aspects.

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What would a new Democratic administration mean for education? We're getting a clearer idea as former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders emerge as top contenders for the nomination.

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While President Donald Trump traveled to the battleground state of Arizona this week, his Democratic opponent for the White House, Joe Biden, campaigned from his basement as he has done throughout the coronavirus pandemic. The freeze on in-person campaigning during the outbreak has had an upside for Biden, giving the former vice president more time to court donors and shielding him from on-the-trail gaffes. "I personally would like to see him out more because he's in his element when he's meeting people," said Tom Sacks-Wilner, a fundraiser for Biden who is on the campaign's finance committee.

Some Democrats took "Believe Women" literally until Joe Biden was accused. Now they're relearning that guilt-by-accusation doesn't serve justice.

Angry historians say the stretch of concrete was one of the largest remaining sections of the inner wall

Planned Parenthood's president says many states used the pandemic to restrict abortion access; Director Eliza Hittman on her new film about abortion, "Never Rarely Sometimes Always"; Science journalist Tanya Lewis on drugs being tested to treat COVID-19.

In a Democracy Now! exclusive, singer-songwriter Fiona Apple discusses her acclaimed new album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters; and Native American activist Eryn Wise of Seeding Sovereignty talks about land acknowledgment and COVID-19 in Indigenous communities.

President Trump lashes out at the U.S. Postal Service. His attacks could threaten voting by mail; We look at the impact of the coronavirus on schools, universities, students, parents and teachers, and who is at the table to shape what happens next.

French economist Thomas Piketty on how the economic crisis triggered by the pandemic may be a catalyst to address global inequality; longtime WHO adviser Lawrence Gostin on Trump's order barring states from closing meatpacking plants with virus outbreaks.

Workers call for a general strike on May Day; Joe Biden denies Tara Reade's sexual assault allegations. We speak with her neighbor from the 1990s who says Reade told her the story decades ago; Protesters demand more COVID-19 relief & tests in Puerto Rico.

As meat plant workers get sick and die from COVID-19, workers protest conditions, and LULAC calls for Meatless May Mondays; McConnell seeks to protect corporations from liability; Dr. Richard Levitan says patients unknowingly suffer oxygen deprivation.

As the Navajo Nation suffers the third most COVID-19 cases, we talk to the partner of a 28-year-old victim and doctors treating patients; 80 percent of prisoners at Marion prison test positive; Prof. Ruth Wilson Gilmore on the case for prison abolition.

As President Trump starts to reopen the country, Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Laurie Garrett predicts the pandemic will last at least 36 months; Did a former Green Beret mastermind a failed coup attempt in Venezuela? Two Americans were arrested.

We get an update from Moscow on the pandemic in Russia, which has the second-highest infection rate in the world; We look at who gets access to drugs like remdesivir being developed by pharmaceutical giant Gilead, which is poised to make massive profits.

Two white men are charged with the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, more than two months after his killing; The pandemic hits African Americans hardest. We speak with NYT Magazine's Linda Villarosa; Dr. Leana Wen on what the U.S. faces as states begin to reopen.

The European repo market has held up well amid the initial volatility created by the economic slowdown caused by COVID-19,...

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The battle for humanity and solidarity in the post-American world.

Scuffles broke out at Hong Kong's legislature Friday, with security guards ejecting several pro-democracy lawmakers, including one who was carried out by medics on a stretcher after he was injured.

Bank of Spain Working Papers by Henrique S. Basso and Juan F. Jimeno

Authoritarian rule may be just around the corner.

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Mardi Gras in New Orleans has always had a gothic element. The voodoo culture dates from the African American diaspora, though it’s now mostly for tourists. But this year there was an authentically macabre dimension to Fat Tuesday.

While the number of principals running for office has been dwarfed by teachers, school leaders are hoping to change policies in statehouses and in Washington that they say impact their students and families.

Most states require driver education (DE) for novice drivers, and several recent substantial efforts have sought to realign DE with the aim of producing safer drivers. However, teen participation rates and how they differ among relevant subgroups remain unknown.

This study provides national estimates of teen driver participation in formal DE, a recognized gap in the literature, and identifies disparities in behind-the-wheel training among certain racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and gender groups, particularly in jurisdictions without a DE requirement. (Read the full article)

Most therapeutic products used in children have not been studied in that population. There is a need for special incentives and market protection (pediatric exclusivity) to compensate drug sponsors for studying these products in children.

Of 189 products studied under pediatric exclusivity, 173 (92%) received new labeling information. Pediatric efficacy was not established for 78 (42%), including 81% of oncology drugs. Probability of demonstrating efficacy was related to therapeutic area and year exclusivity was granted. (Read the full article)

Despite breastfeeding recommendations by the World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics, there is less agreement on appropriate use of infant solid foods. There are currently no well-established dietary guidelines for US infants that are similar to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (aged >2 years).

Distinct dietary patterns exist among US infants and have differential influences on growth. Use of "Infant guideline solids" (vegetables, fruits, baby cereal, and meat) with prolonged breastfeeding is a promising healthy dietary pattern for infants after age 6 months. (Read the full article)

Functional capabilities in patients with spina bifida depend on the spinal level of the lesion and its type. Sociodemographic characteristics have been shown in other conditions to be an important additional influence on outcomes, making them important for risk adjustment.

Males, non-Hispanic blacks, and patients without private insurance have less favorable functional outcomes in spina bifida, and age also has an impact. These attributes need to be considered by clinicians and researchers and used in comparing care outcomes across clinic settings. (Read the full article)

Political numeracy is as important as it is overlooked, argues Wellesley mathematics professor Ismar Volić.

Advocates for increased federal funding for special education cheered Thursday when the issue was raised on the Democratic presidential debate stage in Los Angeles.