Robin Young
Sing Me Back Home: Love, Death and Country Music.
In a new book, Dana Jennings recalls characters from his family to illustrate the themes of the golden age of country music between 1950 and 1970.
Economic downturn affects older workers
More are deciding to postpone retirement or even return to the workforce -- some keep working to stay active; others find it necessary in an uncertain economy.
A new approach to a housing program
Housing assistance programs that do better screening than some banks or mortgage companies.
China and food safety
Complaints about the melamine-treated baby formula were made as early as December 2007, but they weren't acted on, nor were they reported.
Green jobs and inner-city youth
Attorney and social activist Van Jones jump-started a training program to teach inner-city youth in the San Francisco area how to install solar panels.
Leaving Microsoft to Change the World
Social entrepreneur John Wood quit his job at Microsoft and started building libraries and schools in poor countries around the world.
Devices to help the world
Inventors descend on annual M.I.T. summit to conceive, design and build devices to help the developing world.
Recycling in cyberspace
Arizona based Freecycle.org keeps tons of trash out of landfills by offering a "cyber-sharing" clearinghouse.
Economic inequalities
Essayist Barbara Ehrenreich says American employers look at their employees, not as potential consumers, but as expenses.
'Here and Now': Candidates Tackle the Economy
This week, Senators McCain, Obama and Clinton mapped out their plans to shore up the faltering economy.
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