Robin Young
Rule changes on hospital visitation
Medical rights for gay couples expanded with President Obama's recently announced rules changes aimed at hospital visiting rights.
Turmoil in Kyrgyzstan
Unrest in the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan may endanger a US military base key to operations in Afghanistan.
Spain tackles eating disorders
Rise in eating disorders in young people in Spain prompts ban of TV advertising of beauty products and treatments.
Why evolution isn’t always good for us
How supernormal stimuli combined with human instincts developed over hundreds of years results in overindulgence and addictions.
Rounder Records looks back on 40 years
Rounder helped launch Alison Krauss and George Thorogood and the Destroyers, and also preserved a wealth of folk culture.
A dancer's remarkable journey
Yuriko's journey from a WWII Japanese internment camp to the world's stages as lauded dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company.
Jobs bill: Modest yet hopeful
Modest jobs bill moves forward in Senate, thanks to a rare bit of bi-partisanship.
The globalization of mental illness
How American ideas of mental illness and treatment may be spreading more mental health problems around the world.
Cyber Cyrano helps online daters
A therapist and life coach from Brooklyn helps clients craft their online dating profiles and woo potential matches.
Polygamy in America
An estimated 30,000 to 50,000 people live a polygamist lifestyle in the US, many in sects splintered from the Mormon Church.
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Womfol (17 June, 2013 04:09:14)Sorry, but everyone knows that Steven Donziger and Amazon Defense Front faked the names of "Ecuadorians" and that Petroecuador has been responsible for over 200 ... -
Fina Robinson (15 June, 2013 08:05:11)Loved the fact of the biracial family on the cherrios commercial, it's 2013, & we definitely NEED to see more of this!!! Love, love, love!!
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becky (15 June, 2013 07:53:57)Whooping cough cases are majority reported in the vaccinated community.. So much for your effective vaccine.
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John-Michael (15 June, 2013 11:50:33)Ok one thing that just bugs me is you are miss representing the “Can’t innovate anymore? My ass!,” quote from Phil Schiller. He was in ...
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sinned34 (14 June, 2013 02:33:42)Hayden, And when a spill happens, the local and provincial governments will be the ones to suffer the consequences and foot the bill to clean it ...