Vol. 143 No. 14, May 2011
Index
- Analyze the photo.
- Analyze the political cartoon.
- Fast countries, slow countries.
- News to watch.
- Modern-day pirates.
- The doggie will see you now.
- College gold diggers.
- The earliest fire starters.
- They're dying for your business.
- 1.2 billion.
- 11 million.
- 27%.
- 32%.
- 66%.
- Keeping his eye on the strike zone.
- Spilling Coke's secrets?
- The digital divide: rural America was decades late in getting electricity. Today, it's falling behind in high-speed Internet access--and in danger of being left out of the technology revolution.
- The art of dissent: when it comes to swaying public opinion, a provocative image can be a powerful tool.
- Stay tuned ... The news doesn't take a vacation, even if you do. Here are some stories sure to stay in the headlines this summer.
- Wrong man on the gallows? Even though President Lincoln had spared him, a Dakota Indian was executed for attacking settlers on the Minnesota frontier. Some say it's not too late for justice.
- 1936: The 'Nazi Olympics': Adolf Hitler tried to turn the Berlin games into a showcase for 'Aryan superiority.' but a black American track-and-field star spoiled his party.
- Humans to asteroids: watch out! can humans avoid the fate of the dinosaurs by deflecting the next killer asteroid?
- Driving while yakking.
- Should the penny be retired? It's been our lowest-denomination coin for 154 years. With people leaving pennies at the cash register, some say it's time to get rid of them.
- Cartoons.