Tag: Here and Now
Clowns bring laughter to Haiti
Clowns Without Borders is trying to spread laughter among the tent cities and makeshift hospitals of post-earthquake Haiti....
Politics prevents clear assessment of formaldehyde
Are U.S. Senators doing the formaldehyde industry's bidding?...
Charter Cities: Curing poverty or neo-imperialism?
Instead of pouring aid into poverty-stricken countries like Haiti, Stanford economist Paul Romer thinks building new "charter cities" is a better option....
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....
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