March-April 2009
The Homemakers
Three innovators have created an approach that has greatly reduced — and just might end — homelessness.
State of the Investigative Art
Letters to the Editor: A guide to political funding across the country, courtesy of the National Institute on Money in State Politics.
Race Ball: Our National Pastime?
We look at studies analyzing Major League Baseball's race relations, economics and pop-ups.
Meet the Real Islam
History professor and blogger Juan Cole succeeds at debunking American myths about the Muslim world. It's the policy prescription that's trite.
Making a Market for Kidneys
Using game theory and market-design software, doctors are arranging kidney-transplant 'swaps' — sometimes in long chains — to give more people with renal disease better transplant options and healthier futures.
The Bonfire of the Housing Vanity
If you're looking for someone to blame for the subprime mortgage fiasco, don't stop at George Bush. Go all the way back to Herbert Hoover.
Everyday Miracles
It's not sexy enough to make a Grey's Anatomy episode, but better primary health care would save a lot of money — and lives.
Downsizing CEO Paychecks
Amid severe economic gloom, some top executives take a pay cut, but it's unclear how widely the salary correction will spread.
NAFTA and the Unmanning of North America
A trade case with Canada highlights the evidence linking everyday products to the feminization and outright disappearance of males from every species — including ours.
Profit, Thy Name Is ... Woman?
The consistent correlation between women executives and high profitability.
Simply Rwandan
A nonprofit group is working to create the new Rwanda, made by orphans.
Work Out Plan
Waiting for the Byrd to squawk, or how to tell if Congress and the White House are serious about fixing the economy.
Music Evokes Memories; Some Beer Bottles Bust Better Than Others
A look at studies that highlight music's affect on memory, the sturdiness of beer bottles and, of course, French rap.
The Ecologist and the Prisoners
Professor Nalini Nadkarni enlists a Washington state prison in sustainability research that has turned the prison green — and may help convicts turn their lives around.
The Key to Safe Driving?
It could be Key2SafeDriving, a new device that wirelessly links a cell phone and car key so your teenager can't call or text while driving.