| Sep 20, 2010 | Peace / SecurityRecently, the United Nations expressed new concern about a crisis many Americans know little about: the use of child soldiers in global conflicts, especially in Somalia. Somalia, whose government collapsed in 1991, has been in a constant state of conflict and tension...
| Sep 13, 2010 | Rights / DemocracyPublic schools Are sinking sure; All the worse, If kids are poor. As U.S. schools, especially those serving minorities and the poor, fall further and further behind Europe and East Asia, self-flagellation rules our education establishment. We always admit that what...
| Aug 30, 2010 | Economy / BusinessSocial Security, created by FDR in the midst of the Great Depression, recently turned 75. If she were a person, this 75-year-old would probably appreciate the monthly check, which keeps 13 million elderly Americans out of poverty. Myself, I’m several decades...
| Aug 23, 2010 | Rights / DemocracyYou know things aren’t going well when your life story turns into romantic comedies. I guess it beats tragedies, but still… Two of this summer’s hottest films, “The Kids Are Alright” and “The Switch,” involve women who use...
| | Food / FarmingOK, children, homework time. Let’s see if we can handle this little lesson in logic. One, America has a rather huge child obesity problem. Two, major food corporations constantly pitch ads to children for such stuff as sugar-saturated breakfast cereals and...
