Vol. 140 No. 13, April 2008
Index
- Game show.
- Giving peace a chance.
- Political cartoon.
- A herd of camels.
- Flunking out of the dorm.
- What would Obama say?
- Wheels for women only.
- Don't blame Columbus.
- How many watts in a walk?
- Numbers in the news.
- Shamila's goal: she survived the brutal rule of the Taliban to become a star of Afghanistan's women's soccer team. Now, 19-year-old Shamila Kohestani is a high school student in New Jersey, focused on going to college in the U.S.
- Darfur's agony: does even more misery lie ahead for this wartorn region of Sudan?
- So who'll be number 2? The vice presidency is now much more important than many people realize.
- Changing faiths: more Americans than ever are leaving childhood affiliations behind and making their own decisions about religion.
- 1948 the birth of Israel: in May 1948, the Jews of Palestine declared an independent state in their ancient homeland. Arab armies immediately attacked, and the conflict drags on six decades later.
- Teens and decision making: what brain science reveals.
- The ethics of ethanol: Brazil has led the way in developing this alternative to oil, but it needs to make sure the wealth is shared.
- Should illegal immigrants be able to get driver's licenses? Six states currently allow them to do so.
- Cartoons.