Vol. 141 No. 2, September 2008
Index
- Election speak 2008: words and phrases to know to help you follow the election: definitions to help you understand what the politicians and pundits are really talking about.
- Genetics and addiction.
- Cartoon analysis.
- Game show.
- Photo analysis.
- The cost of running for president.
- A tourist from Shanghai.
- Way before Macs & PCs.
- Grease: as good as gold.
- No frills, no tuition.
- Silent soundtrack.
- Numbers in the news.
- Part-time pets.
- Pawns & Brawn.
- A new cold war? Russia's invasion of Georgia last month may signal a new era of hostility between Russia and the West. How should the U.S respond?
- Growing up Saudi: in a strict Islamic society like Saudi Arabia, segregation of the sexes is almost total. Part 2: the girls.
- Fast food: L.A. says not so fast: in an effort to improve people's diets, Los Angeles has banned new fast-food outlets in part of the city. Is where we eat the government's business?
- The 30-second campaign: even in the era of the Internet, TV ads still play an enormous role in presidential elections. Can you trust them?
- The new face of America: by 2042, minorities will make up the majority of the U.S. population. What will this demographic sea-change mean?
- Genetics and addiction: scientists are uncovering new information from the field of genetics that will be able to help in the prevention and treatment of drug addiction.
- 1948: the Berlin airlift: in one of the first confrontations of the cold war the U.S. began a yearlong airlift of food and aid to West Berlin after the Soviet Union blockaded the city.
- Is the U.S. winning the war on terror? It's been seven years since 9/11 prompted the U.S. war against terrorism.
- A sporting gesture touches 'em all: how many athletes would help an injured opponent if it meant losing the game?
- 'My future is flying toward me': after spending much of her life in foster care, Star Diaz turns 21 this month--and will have to make a home of her own.
- Cartoons.