Vol. 135 No. 9, February 2003
Index
- Turmoil in oil countries hits Americans in their wallets.
- Upfront quiz show.
- Death penalty for young people.
- New assault on Civil Liberties.
- No clocks at the SAT, please.
- Nuclear waste is just too close.
- Quotes.
- What racial profiling feels like.
- Reimagining the World Trade Center.
- Sobering times for teens.
- Human copies.
- One woman's drive.
- Punishing absentees' parents.
- Burning the Mideast oil: it fuels your car, and is the raw material for everything from CDs and jet fuel to shower curtains and the nylon in your socks. American life depends on a resource that's out of our control.
- What about alternative energy? New power sources and conservation could curb America's dependence on foreign oil. But it would require government help.
- Packaging the President: what the public sees of the nation's chief executive is carefully manipulated by the spin doctors at the White House.
- Illuminating the struggle for civil rights: to those who ask, what was it like? One Southern state answers: see for yourself.
- Kenya's brand new day: after 24 stifling years under an autocratic leader, Kenyans have elected a new President who promises reform. The move toward democracy could set an example for several other African nations.
- So, this is reality? They're cheap to produce and feed our appetite for snooping. No wonder reality shows are filling up the television airwaves.
- Avoiding asteroid Armageddon: How do you stop an asteroid from hitting Earth? Hollywood envisions nuclear weapons, but scientists favor a gentler approach.
- A violent crusader in the cause of freedom: John Brown and his guerrilla force raided Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in hope of starting a slave uprising across the South.
- Should high schools use Indian names for their sports teams? Hundreds of school teams have Indian names. Some say it's offensive to root for the "Redskins." Others say lighten up, no harm intended.