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According to UNICEF everyday 30,000 children around the world die of hunger related causes. How has our government helped to prevent this catastrophe? In a post September 11th world ... (article)
A judge ruled yesterday that the city cannot prevent hundreds of cyclists from taking part in a group bike ride. That clears the way for the group Critical Mass to get together at Uni... (episode)
The 9/11 Commission report was the all-consuming story just before the presidential campaign got under way this summer. But what was once a unanimous proposal has degenerated into par... (article)
Please, if the guy talking about limiting immigration thinks his grandparents (or whomever else afforded him the opportunity to be an American citizen now) were "aliens", i.e., people... (article)
With national polls putting his support at about 2%, consumer advocate Ralph Nader stands little chance of becoming America’s next President. But he’s campaigning anyway, spreading hi... (episode)
Few ordinary citizens read medical journals because of the high the cost of a subscription. But now a new "open-access journal", PLoS Medicine, is bringing the latest research directl... (episode)
The right to life and the right to choice is perhaps one of the most controversial issues of the presidential race. George Bush and John Kerry stand on opposite ends of the spectrum ... (article)
Now here's a biggie you don't hear much about: the future of welfare. In 1996, President Clinton and the Republican-controlled Congress passed a major overhaul of welfare law, limitin... (article)
the problems faced by welfare and former welfare families result from their poor choice of political tactics. They neglected to have their Political Action Committees funnel millions ... (article)
In 1996, President Clinton signed a sweeping overhaul of the laws governing welfare. Today welfare-to-work programs are widely considered a success, but the law that created them has ... (episode)