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Dream Deferred: Fair Housing Act Turns 40
Residential neighborhoods are still the final frontier of desegregation.
Being a Decider Takes Its Toll
New research suggests every choice made depletes our store of mental energy, lessening our ability to control impulses.
Challenges of a New Frontier: Aging with HIV
People living with HIV are living lo nger, but a new study stresses that few preparations have been made to address…
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Matches for Gasoline: A View From Haiti’s Food Riots
Written by: Jonathan M. Katz, Friday 09 May 2008 - 10:28 AM 
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Haiti has been an early casualty of the latest global food crisis. Here, the Associated Press correspondent in Port-au-Prince provides a first-person report from the front lines.
Assessing Spirituality Behind Bars
Written by: Lewis Beale, Friday 09 May 2008 - 05:00 AM 1 Comments
A documentary about a meditation program among convicted murderers sparks discussion about the benefits religion and spirituality offer inmates and officials.
Helping Kids Weather Divorce
Written by: Ryan Blitstein, Wednesday 07 May 2008 - 11:39 AM 0 Comments
Research into helping families cope with divorce is finally bearing fruit, but some governments continue funding unproven programs.
A Prophylactic for Free Speech?
Written by: Matt Smith, Friday 02 May 2008 - 09:12 AM 0 Comments
Re-emergent STDs lead some to call for restrictions on gay hookup Web sites.
Workplace Serenity is Just a Poster Away
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Wednesday 30 April 2008 - 11:20 AM 0 Comments
Art posters on the walls of an office lower both the anger and stress levels of men but don't seem to have the same effect on women, according to new research.
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