Cuba Libre?
Democrats are challenging Republican incumbents in three "Cuban" congressional districts in South Florida. Could the campaigns foreshadow a shift in presidential politics or Cuba policy?
Browsing Tag
June-July 2008
16 posts
There and Here
Each year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services tracks the arrival and initial settlement location of refugees coming to the United States.
Sustainable Acclaim
When an academic gets to introduce his new book on "The Daily Show," you know he's reaching a wider audience. A Miller-McCune interview of The Earth Institute's Jeffrey Sachs.
Over the Horizon
A new British book, "Flat Earth News," provides a well-researched answer to the age-old question: Why are the news media so dumb?
Political Report Card
Authoritative research shows exactly how to fix public schools. What we need are leaders with the guts to put it into practice.
Patriarchy and Paychecks
Offline Diary: Where we look beyond some of the stories originally published on Miller-McCune.com.
The French Put-Down
Notes on early parenthood, cell phone usage, the lack of obesity in France and more.
Bioterror in Context
How and why the threat of bioterrorism has been so greatly exaggerated. A Miller-McCune interview of UCLA's William R. Clark.
Righting Wrongs by Writing Writs
A documentary looks at historic injustice in the Texas prison system — and comments on the habeas corpus battles of the war on terror.
The Doubt Makers
By funding its own research, industry has raised unwarranted doubts about a range of scientific issues — from the risks of tobacco to the reality of climate change — delaying response to public dangers for decades. Can scientists and journalists learn to beat the doubt industry before our most serious problems beat us all?