Government
Living on the Edge in Brooklyn, New York
Sol and Marilyn Weltman live in Brighton Beach, New York and earn a yearly sum of just over $30,000 from Social Security. Like many senior citizens, they technically live above the poverty line, but they struggle to make ends meet more »
Public Opinion Snapshot: The American Public Still Backs Health Reform
On the one hand, more Americans are not in favor (44 percent) than in favor (37 percent) of the new law. But on the other by majorities ranging from 57 percent to 84 percent, they approve of almost all provisions included in the law. more »
Growing Quality of Life: Urban Trees, Birth Weight, and Crime
Researcher Geoffrey Donovan found that women who live in houses with more trees are less likely to have underweight babies. Larger trees, including trees located near the street, are associated with a lower incidence of property crimes
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Another Account of the Second Freedom Summer
Coping with the chaos of movement life and the frustrations of getting people registered to vote had worn her down. Before returning to normal life, she took the time to put on paper her memories of her "summer vacation" more »
