Tag: Here and Now
Citizens take oil spill protection into their own hands
Residents of Magnolia Springs, Alabama, aren't waiting for BP and the federal government to protect their threatened estuary....
Worthless cash fights corruption
Indian citizens are fighting corruption by paying out worthless zero rupee notes instead of paying for bribes....
Helping homeowners avoid foreclosure
Philadelphia has figured out an innovative way to help people avoid foreclosure: Force banks and homeowners to negotiate....
Searching for impossible silence
Noise permeates every aspect of modern life, especially city life. Is there anywhere a person can go for real silence?...
Facebook's privacy invasion: Can't stop, won't stop
Facebook users recently tried to stage a revolt to protest the social networking site's privacy settings. But quitting Facebook is more difficult than they thought....
Immigration's affect on children
A little girl recently had a big effect on the contentious debate over immigration in America, igniting criticism from all sides. ...
States struggle with Arizona's immigration laws
At least nine states have plans to introduce legislation similar to Arizona's new immigration law. Not everyone is happy about it, and everyone is looking to the feds. ...
Quietly shifting the war on drugs
The Obama administration has quietly revolutionized the nation's drug policies by starting to treat illegal drug use as a public health issue....
A better way for type 1 diabetics
Jeffrey Brewer made a fortune on the internet. Now he's trying to use computers to help people with type 1 diabetes monitor their health....
Rationing toward sensible health care
For health care to work in America, experts say that patients need to accept less care, and providers need to earn less money....
