The (Hidden) Economics of College Sports + Parking Meter Politics
THE (HIDDEN) ECONOMICS OF COLLEGE SPORTS: Even before Penn State's abuse scandal hit the headlines, many people were questioning the role MONEY plays in big-time college sports, and its...
View ArticleRethinking the "Common Rule": The Ethics of Research with Human Subjects
RETHINKING THE "COMMON RULE": THE ETHICS OF RESEARCH WITH HUMAN SUBJECTS: Clinical trials and other human research studies can play a vital role in developing new drugs, medical therapies and public...
View Article(Local) Gov 2.0
Across the country, local and state governments are making it easier to access services and get information online. Others are opening up their data for third-party developers to build their own apps...
View ArticleFriendlier Skies? Airline Passenger Rights
FRIENDLIER SKIES? AIRLINE PASSENGER RIGHTS: The idea of punishing airlines for major delays makes sense to anyone who has endured the frustrations of Thanksgiving travel. But the first airline to be...
View ArticleThe Publishing Pinch: Books Undergo an E-Upheaval
THE PUBLISHING PINCH: BOOKS UNDERGO AN E-UPHEAVAL: For years, THE mark of success for a struggling author was landing a publisher and getting an advance. Today, though traditional publishing houses...
View ArticleWhat's Cooking? A Batch of Culinary Books + Winter Reading
WHAT'S COOKING? A BATCH OF CULINARY BOOKS: Home cooks of across the country will take to the kitchen tomorrow to make a Thanksgiving feast for their loved ones. If you're still looking for recipes...
View ArticleHarry Belafonte: A Legendary Life (Rebroadcast)
HARRY BELAFONTE: A LEGENDARY LIFE (REBROADCAST): His 1956 album Calypso was the first LP ever to sell a million copies, and his celebrity status parlayed to the stage and screen. For more than fifty...
View ArticleMom Always Liked You Best (Rebroadcast)
A growing body of evidence shows that parents really do play favorites. Whether parents are aware of it — and willing to admit it — or not, the ways preferences play out in families can have a lasting...
View ArticleInside the District's Mental Health Department
INSIDE THE DISTRICT'S MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT: For decades, D.C.'s Mental Health Department symbolized dysfunction in city government services. Now, the District is on the cusp of settling the...
View ArticleEgypt Votes + Safety of Long Distance Buses
EGYPT VOTES: In what's being seen as a test for the transition to democracy and a bellwether for the region, Egyptians headed to the polls today for the first parliamentary election since protesters...
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