Social Issues

The Buzz on Blackbird

Dec 09 2008 Jennifer Lai

Chart of the Day: Adjusting Social Security for Age Inflation

Aug 15 2008 Zubin Jelveh

Racism in Peer-to-Peer Lending

Jul 09 2008 Zubin Jelveh

Everyone's a Little Bit Sexist

Jun 13 2008 Jeff Bercovici

Civil Society: Falling Apart

Dec 09 2008 Felix Salmon

Economy threatens cities' fights vs. homelessness

Beneath the glowing red curlicues of the Coca-Cola headquarters sign, case worker Hylda Jackson
AP Dec 29 2008 11:53AM EST

In tough times, ranks of homeless students rising

As foreclosures and layoffs force families out of their homes, school districts across the
AP Dec 19 2008 03:34PM EST

NAACP report find TV networks lagging in diversity

Nearly a decade after the NAACP condemned a "virtual whiteout" in broadcast TV, the civil rights
AP Dec 18 2008 08:45AM EST

Food banks forced to partner with farms, fishermen

Vermont's only food bank is buying a farm.In California, commercial fishing boats donated 260
AP Dec 15 2008 10:27AM EST

LA hospital CEO pleads guilty to health care fraud

A former hospital executive admitted Friday he paid a man to recruit homeless people for unnecessary
AP Dec 13 2008 03:36AM EST

Ga. black colleges merger idea stirs resistance

Public colleges created during segregation to provide blacks an education denied to them by
AP Dec 16 2008 05:33PM EST

Cargill gives $500,000 for hunger relief

Cargill, an international provider of food, agricultural and risk management products and services,
Milwaukee Dec 24 2008 11:08AM EST

Study: UC eligibility drops, CSU is up

One third of graduates from California public high schools are eligible for admission to California
Sacramento Dec 10 2008 05:25PM EST

UK TV station defends plans to show man's death

A British television channel plans to show a film about an American man who commits assisted
AP Dec 10 2008 11:46AM EST

Kansas lawmakers to revisit immigration issue

Kansas legislators who want to crack down on illegal immigration are changing their strategy
AP Dec 22 2008 11:03AM EST

Special Interest Groups

Racial Issues

United States

The Associated Press

Racism and Bigotry

Q&A: Death penalty in Nevada

Reno Gazette-Journal, Nevada Jan 09 2009 12:00AM EST

Every boot has story

Toronto Sun Jan 09 2009 12:00AM EST

Woman helps warm D.C.'s homeless

Gazette.Net, Gaithersburg, MD Jan 09 2009 12:00AM EST

Racism study pits words vs. action

Boston Globe Jan 09 2009 12:00AM EST

$5M Bond for Man Charged With Murder of Ohio Mom

New York Times Jan 08 2009 12:00AM EST

Mukasey sets limit on immigrants' rights to lawyer

San Diego Union-Tribune Jan 08 2009 12:00AM EST

Gap in what we say vs. what we do about racism

Boston Globe Jan 08 2009 12:00AM EST

So. Africans press government to act on Zimbabwe

Boston Globe Jan 08 2009 12:00AM EST

Outrage in Italy at call to boycott Jews

International Herald Tribune Jan 08 2009 12:00AM EST

Civil rights-era lawyer for Bond, Ali dies in Fla.

Boston Globe Jan 08 2009 12:00AM EST

UN: Ceasefire Call Ignored; The Miseries of Settler Colonialism

Informed Comment Jan 09 2009 12:00AM EST

Many Turn Blind Eye to Racism

HealthFinder Jan 09 2009 12:00AM EST

CNN: Questions surround shooting of baseballer’s son

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog Jan 09 2009 12:00AM EST

Deer Invasion Causes Disruption in New Jersey School

The Inquisitr Jan 08 2009 12:00AM EST

No, Blacks Did Not Destroy Gay Marriage

Political Animal Jan 08 2009 12:00AM EST