You Can’t Keep That Simian Stereotype Down
A Georgia bar owner is marketing a T-shirt featuring the children’s book character Curious George above the logo…
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Matches for Gasoline: A View From Haiti’s Food Riots
Haiti has been an early casualty of the latest global food crisis. Here, the Associated Press correspondent in Port-au-Prince provides a first-person report from the front lines.
Helping Kids Weather Divorce
Research into helping families cope with divorce is finally bearing fruit, but some governments continue funding unproven programs.
A Prophylactic for Free Speech?
Re-emergent STDs lead some to call for restrictions on gay hookup websites, which may possess a more formidable weapon: the First Amendment.
Workplace Serenity Is Just a Poster Away
Art posters on the walls of an office lower both the anger and stress levels of men but don't seem to have the same effect on women, according to new research.
Dream Deferred: Fair Housing Act Turns 40
Residential neighborhoods are still the final frontier of desegregation.
Being a Decider Takes Its Toll
New research suggests every choice made depletes our store of mental energy, lessening our ability to control impulses.
Equality For All (Most of the Time)
A survey on discrimination taken soon after 9/11 reveals a strong belief in equality for all — although men seem more willing than women to set aside that ideal.
Dialing in the Friendly Skies
Although U.S. authorities haven't budged on the ban, other nations and several airlines are close to allowing cell phone use in the skies.
Studies Expose ‘Apelike’ Stereotype Among Whites
The notion that people of African descent are somehow apelike is stubbornly stuck in white Americans' subconscious, according to a series of six studies.