2015-06-24 More Calls for Removal of Confederate Battle Flag
The governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley, has called on state lawmakers to remove the Confederate battle flag from the…
2015-06-22 Should We Be Able to Choose Our Sex, Racial Identity?
Do we have a right to choose our racial identity or sex? For example, if a person’s biological parents are…
2015-06-21 Guide to 2016 Campaign: the Democrats
Welcome to the VOA Learning English guide to the presidential candidates. We will tell you who is who and what…
2015-06-07 Iraqi Refugees Building New Lives in America
These women are Iraqi refugees who resettled in the United States. They are safe from the violence of Iraq. But…
2015-05-31 Could a Tattoo Cost You a Job?
In the 1960s U.S., a tattoo was usually a sign of anti-social or illegal activity. Few people had them. Today,…
2015-05-24 Guide to 2016 Campaign: Money and Super PAC
Money, lots of it, is what it takes to win the presidency of the United States. When Richard Nixon won…
2015-05-18 The Man Who Collects Secrets
Some people collect postage stamps — the small pieces of paper you place on letters or postcards before mailing them.…
2015-05-17 Discover America’s Appalachian Trail
Hello, I’m Ashley Thompson with VOA Learning English and I’m here today in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The historic town…
2015-05-15 Homeless Shelter for LGBT Youth Opens in Washington
A shelter for homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people is opening in Washington, D.C. It is called Casa…
2015-04-30 US Supreme Court Hears Gay Marriage Debate
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether gays and lesbians have the constitutional right to marry. Depending on…
2015-04-19 Rolling Stone’s Mistaken Story of a Rape ‘Was Avoidable’
In December of last year, a well-known American magazine retracted a major story. The story reported on a sexual attack…
2015-04-16 Activists Aim – Again – To Pay Women and Men Equally
Activists gathered in New York City this week to call attention to a problem that has existed for a long…
2015-04-13 Guide to the US Presidential Campaign, Part One
Every four years Americans go to the polls in November to pick a president. Americans will elect the next president…
2015-04-08 Two Nations: Black America and White America
A new report says black and white Americans continue to be divided in areas of economic opportunity, education, health and…
2015-04-05 Religious Freedom Acts Raise Controversy in US
On March 26, Republican Governor Mike Pence of the state of Indiana signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, or RFRA,…