School integration has vexed policymakers for more than half a century.
Tag Archives: household
Childhood Hunger May Harm Long-Term Physical and Emotional Health
Going hungry is a major contributor to ill health, particularly among children, and a new report reveals how long-lasting the damage can be. Researchers at the National Cancer Institute and the University of Calgary performed the first long-term study on the effects of hunger on general health, tracking children from birth to 21 years.
Endangered Earth Update Is the Planet on the Back Burner?
This could be the winter of discontent for environmentalists. As the threat of war rumbles in the Middle East and the U.S.
Report: Guatemala Lawyer Plotted His Own Assassination
Rodrigo Rosenberg became a household name in Guatemala after he posthumously accused the President and First Lady of ordering his Mother’s Day murder last year. His words, left behind in a video taped days before he was shot to death on a tree-lined boulevard, sent tens of thousands of protesters into the streets and sparked youth-led reform movements.
Study: Baths with Bleach Help Kids’ Eczema
When treating children for chronic eczema, pediatricians may want to look in the laundry room, according to a new study published this week in the journal Pediatrics.
Science: DDT
Censorship was lifted last week from one of the great scientific discoveries of World War II. It is an insecticide called DDT
Does your social class determine your online social network?
Like a lot of people, Anna Owens began using MySpace more than four years ago to keep in touch with friends who weren’t in college.
Digging out from $80,000 in debt
Two years ago, Dawn Warfield was drowning in debt.
Thai king, world’s oldest reigning monarch, hospitalized
Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest reigning monarch, has been hospitalized with fever and fatigue, the royal palace said Sunday.
A Little Quiz on Big Political Sex Scandals
When the House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act on June 26, it was a landmark moment for environmental politics. If the bill passes the Senate to become law — no sure thing, given the 60 votes needed in the upper chamber — it would establish the first national caps on carbon emissions. It would also create what would almost certainly be the world’s biggest greenhouse-gas market, since companies would have the option to buy and sell carbon credits and offsets