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Saturday, September 6, 2008

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Heath Ledger as The Joker in The Dark Knight.

It Only Gets Darker After the Lights Go Down

by: Sameer Pandya, Fri Sep 05 10:36:00 -0700 2008

Analysis: In movies, popular books and TV, the end of the world makes for an unsettling season.

States Applaud “Encore Careers”

by: John Greenya, Tue Sep 02 10:00:00 -0700 2008

Local governments take the lead in placing older Americans in public service opportunities.

The Trump Tower mall at Fifth Avenue and West 57th Street.

A Future of Less

by: David Villano, Fri Aug 15 07:00:00 -0700 2008

Miller-McCune magazine exclusive: Here's how government can help curb America's seemingly endless appetite for…

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The DNA of Corn: Mexican Peasants vs. Techno-science

Written by: Melinda Burns, Thursday 26 June 2008 - 05:00 AM 1 Comments

Even as corn prices rise with the demand for biofuels, a simmering dispute percolates in Mexico where genetically modified imports from the U.S. are both welcomed and damned.

Broadening ‘Diversity’ at Universities

Written by: Tom Jacobs, Tuesday 24 June 2008 - 05:00 AM 0 Comments

Part III of a three-part series: The affirmative action of tomorrow might focus more on class and other proxies for hardship and less on race.

Your Best School May Not Be Among Best Schools

Written by: Tom Jacobs, Monday 23 June 2008 - 15:18 PM 0 Comments

Part II of three-part series: Some contrarians feel affirmative action focuses more on getting in when it should focus on what students are getting out of college.

The Lessons of Gloucester, or It's About Gender, Stupid

Written by: Deborah Rogow, Friday 20 June 2008 - 17:34 PM 9 Comments

A "pregnancy pact" among high school sophomores suggests conventional sex education has some explaining to do. An international consultant on adolescent sexual health offers direction for where changes should be heading.

Affirmative Action: Shifting Attitudes, Surprising Results

Written by: Tom Jacobs, Friday 20 June 2008 - 05:00 AM 1 Comments

Miller-McCune.com takes a three-part look at affirmative action 30 years after a landmark court decision that changed its face.