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Haiti earthquake anniversary: the state of global disaster relief
On the first anniversary of the Haiti earthquake, global disaster relief is under the microscope. A $15-billion-a-year industry with 250,000 workers, the stakes are high – but from each tsunami, quake, hurricane, and drought, we learn what works and what doesn't.
01/11/2011 01:05 pm -
As Fidel Castro and his Cuban revolution fade, is Cuba rising?
Seismic changes in the communist economy built by Fidel Castro are enriching some Cubans, scaring others, and sparking imaginations: Will the Caribbean gem shine again?
11/27/2010 12:17 pm -
The Vote Is Charles Rangel corrupt?
New York Rep. Charles Rangel insists he failed to pay taxes on rental income and improperly solicited donations out of ignorance, not corrupt motives.
11/18/2010 05:18 pm -
The Vote Charles Rangel guilty of ethics violations: What happens to him now?
Despite his conviction on ethics violations by a jury of his peers, Charles Rangel will likely not be forced out of Congress. But his legacy and clout have been diminished, which is no small thing.
11/16/2010 04:33 pm -
The Vote Charles Rangel: What did he gain by walking out of his ethics trial?
Rep. Charles Rangel said he was being treated unfairly by the House ethics subcommittee in his trial for alleged misconduct. By walking out of the hearing, did he create leverage?
11/15/2010 06:14 pm -
Storm Tomas and cholera outbreak add urgency to Haiti's sanitation problems
Hundreds of thousands of Haitians lack access to clean water in Port-au-Prince, a situation expected to worsen after tropical storm Tomas makes landfall on Friday.
11/04/2010 06:27 pm -
Charlie Chaplin time traveler debunked: It's just a hearing aid
Charlie Chaplin time traveler: A scene of a supposed time traveler talking on her cellphone in a 1928 Hollywood film probably just shows someone with a simple ear trumpet.
10/28/2010 07:37 pm -
Tired of student loans? These schools will leave you with little debt.
College costs are not only what you pay up front, but also what debt you carry into the future. The class of 2009 graduated with an average of $24,000 in debts from student loans, up 6 percent from the previous year, according to a report Thursday from The Project on Student Debt in Oakland, Calif. But the report also identifies 20 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges where graduates took on the least amount of debt – an average of $3,000 to $8,500.
10/21/2010 05:33 pm -
Communist Cuba turns to private enterprise
Cuba hopes that private enterprise will revive a struggling economy. The state will lay off 500,000 workers and encourage them to find jobs in the private sector.
09/24/2010 10:38 am -
Cuba move to cut 500,000 government jobs is biggest change in decades
Cuba announced Monday that 500,000 government jobs will be cut by next year and that more private enterprise will be tolerated. The changes go further than economic opening of the 1990s.
09/14/2010 08:13 am -
Hurricane Earl path may cross Long Island, Cape Cod before Labor Day
Hurricane Earl is now a Category 4 hurricane. Long Island and the Northeast could be affected by the projected Hurricane Earl path. But the forecast’s margin of error is still as many as 300 miles.
08/30/2010 07:59 pm -
Rep. Charles Rangel vows to fight ethics trial: 'I'm not going away'
The House ethics panel has outlined 13 charges against Rep. Charles Rangel (D) of New York. But the 20-term lawmaker gave a defiant, off-the-cuff speech Tuesday.
08/10/2010 09:22 pm -
House details 13 violations against Rep. Charles Rangel
The 13 charges against Rep. Charles Rangel include allegedly failing to report $600,000 in income and improper fundraising for the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service.
07/29/2010 09:15 pm -
The War Lovers
When war was considered glorious.
05/19/2010 10:48 am -
The Circle Bastiat One diploma and a whole lot of loans
College students are graduating with more debt than ever before. Is it morally right to allow graduates to start their lives immersed in debt?
05/13/2010 11:15 am -
Final Four: Test your trivia knowledge
The men's Final Four begins Saturday in Indianapolis. Will Butler have a home-court advantage? Will Michigan State be blown out again? The Monitor's master of trivia knows all.
04/03/2010 10:00 am -
Why Charlie Rangel stepped down as Ways and Means chairman
New York Representative Charlie Rangel has stepped down as chairman of the House Ways and Means committee following more than a year of calls for his resignation.
03/03/2010 03:18 pm -
Churchill
The life of Winston Churchill offers an abundant supply of extraordinary material for biography.
02/04/2010 05:30 am -
Iran protests: Amnesty International details abuse of protesters
A new Amnesty International report offers the most detailed account of Iranian abuse – and official coversups – during postelection protests.
12/10/2009 12:00 am -
Why many college dropouts say they left: the need to work
College dropouts said that they needed to go to work and school at the same time, according to a new report from Public Agenda and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
12/10/2009 12:00 am -
When the Berlin Wall came down
Twenty years later, the rest of the world is a different place because of that event.
11/08/2009 12:00 am -
What did GOP's bid to oust Charles Rangel accomplish?
The attempt to remove Charles Rangel from his seat as chairman of an influential House committee keeps allegations of bribery in the public eye.
10/07/2009 01:00 am -
With Mike Duvall, fall of another ‘family values’ crusader
The California lawmaker caught on tape boasting about his trysts is the latest conservative to disappoint a movement built on upholding marriage and traditional moral values.
09/11/2009 01:00 am -
Lift Every Voice
On its 100th anniversary, a history of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
09/01/2009 01:00 am -
With new GI Bill, a surge of veterans at colleges
More than 100,000 veterans have already been approved under the bill taking effect Saturday. Are campuses prepared?
07/31/2009 01:00 am
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