Monday, Jan. 28, 2008 | The Kojo Nnamdi Show

Voters in the District, Maryland and Virginia take to the polls on February 12th to vote in Republican and Democratic primaries. We get a primer on what's at stake on election day, and look at what happens next -- how delegates are chosen...

In Baltimore, schools CEO Andres Alonso is making headlines with a plan to offer cash to students who improve their scores on state assessment exams. Alonso says the school system has a "moral obligation" to help students pass the exams...

Newspapers across the U.S. are dominated by presidential primaries and economic turmoil on Wall Street. But what are newspaper readers in Paris, Sao Paulo and Mexico City reading about? We talk with journalists abroad about the top...

After years of complaining about World Bank and International Monetary Fund policies, Latin America is taking action. Hear about the "Bank of the South" (Banco del Sur) -- a new financial institution created by Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia...