A bistro along the bank of the St. Joseph River, a transplanted Italian minutes from the Wisconsin state line and an authentic Spanish outpost in downtown Valparaiso -- these are the latest inclusions in our ongoing series of out-of-the-way Midwest dining

The latest craze in Nigeria is the mad rush by Nigerian companies and government agencies to appear to sponsor specific programs, or advertise on CNN. While I can excuse and defend a few of them, I beg to declare that most of it is absolute hogwash.

Massive flows of capital and donor aid are a cornerstone of the New Economic Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad). Nepad, an initiative of the African Union, is the product of a series of efforts aimed at addressing Africa's efforts to change he

There's a long list of nations whose currencies recently plunged in value against the U.S. dollar (and thus became attractive destinations for the American tourist).

The Nation -- While the Democrats, the Obama campaign and the attendant corporate sponsors pull out all the stops for this week's historic Democratic National Convention, there's a shadow structure of progressive organizing taking the form of panels, pr