From Prison to Public Service
Ban the Box initiatives are one step toward breaking the cycle of incarceration.
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The Wages of Millions Are Being Seized to Pay Past Debts
A new study provides the first-ever tally of how many employees lose up to a quarter of their paychecks over debts like unpaid credit card or medical bills and student loans.
Across Cultures, Music Therapy Promotes Sounder Sleep
Find yourself nodding off during a five-hour Wagner opera? Here’s your excuse.
Signed, Sealed, Deposited
How to save the Postal Service—and protect ordinary Americans from financial predators—in one easy step: bring back postal banking!
Accepting a Warming Planet Could Cool Urge To Go To War
New psychological research suggests the shared threats posed by a changing climate may bring people together in a common cause.
Bad Economy = More Domestic Violence … But Less Crime?
Strange tidings from the world of law enforcement. A recent survey of 700 American police agencies found that most –…
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.
History and Health Cooperatives
Depression-era health solution may find new favor in the modern American struggle for health care change.
The Smoldering Trash Revolt
Recycling is leveling off, trash is piling up and cities are broke. In a throwaway society, who should pay for waste disposal?
A Whiff of Desire: Testosterone Levels Sensitive to Scent
The scent of an ovulating woman is linked to higher testosterone levels in men.