Holes in the Medical Safety Net
Swamped with patients and hit hard by state cuts to Medicaid, community health clinics struggle to make ends meet in the recession.
Green Habits Stay Home on Vacation
People who are environmentally responsible in their everyday lives seem to cast aside their green habits when traveling for leisure, a study notes.
Invasion of the Unregulated Chemicals
Carl Cranor's book "Legally Poisoned" says lax, outdated law puts Americans at risk from untested industrial chemicals.
U.S. Middle Schoolers Are Behind in Math
A new study shows that the math curriculum of U.S. eighth-graders is two years behind what their peers in other countries are studying. In the U.S., the poorest students tend to get the least demanding math classes.
More Food Banks Offering Fresh Fruits, Vegetables
A growing farm-to-table strategy by food banks delivers free fresh fruit and vegetables to the needy.
Mentally Ill Homeless Improve With Group Living
Bucking a trend, a new book shows that group living can inoculate the homeless who are mentally ill against a return to the streets.
The Cash Benefits of a Catholic Education
Better teachers in Catholic high schools and more semesters of math and language boost student earnings later in life, a study shows.
Obama’s Vow to Cut Oil Imports Sounds Familiar
President Barack Obama sounds like his predecessors when he vows to kick the nation's addiction to foreign oil.
Marijuana Use Hastens Onset of Schizophrenia
A review of 83 studies provides strong evidence that reducing marijuana use could delay or even prevent some forms of psychosis.
Unions, Wages and the ‘Moral Economy’
Researchers say the decline of union rights in the U.S. contributes to the growing wage gap for all private sector workers, including nonunion members.