“Songs start in strange, quirky ways” Swift on be a songwriter. Taylor Swift was recently the feature guest of VH1’s “Storytellers” where she shared, among other things, her song writing process. Swift Going to be Featured on VH1’s “Storytellers” When the news broke that Taylor Swift would be featured on an upcoming episode […]
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The Achievement Gap: Why Hispanic Students Are Still Behind
A newly released report on student achievement finds that members of the nation’s second largest ethnic group are still woefully underperforming their white counterparts. The report, issued June 23 by the U.S
The 100% Solution
You’ve got to give Donald Trump credit: he’s everywhere, and everywhere he goes, he manages to offend in new and different ways. Take his quotes in the latest book by MSNBC Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski, Knowing Your Value: Women, Money, and Getting What You’re Worth.
Does Obama’s Education Plan Make the Grade?
On March 15, President Obama unveiled his plan for reforming the nation’s education system. The bulk of the plan, which looks to overhaul George W.
India’s Medical Emergency
It’s not hard to find people caught in the gap between India’s dreams of greatness and the awful reality of its broken health system.
Iranian playing in NBA scores with America
Iranian playing in NBA scores with America Hamed Haddadi, left, is the NBA’s first Iranian basketball player. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Hamed Haddadi began playing for Tennessee’s Memphis Grizzlies in August 2008 Despite U.S.-Iran tensions, strains appear absent with teammates, fans alike NBA had to apply to the U.S. government for a license to let Haddadi play […]
Toyota Exec Warned on Defect: “We Need to Come Clean”
Toyota Exec Warned on Defect: “We Need to Come Clean” A senior Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> executive in the United States warned in a January email that the automaker needed to “come clean” on a safety defect that caused accelerator pedals to become stuck open. The January 16 email from Irv Miller, then Toyota’s top […]
Tiger is getting to know himself
Tiger is getting to know himself We might never know Tiger Woods, but he might finally be getting to know himself Everybody, not just the famous, has both a public and a private face. Those two versions of ourselves are never completely reconciled, nor would most of us want them to be. Our interior life, […]