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'Stop and frisk': 7 questions about New York's controversial policing tactic
A federal class-action lawsuit regarding the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk program has raised questions about the controversial practice made legal under a 1968 US Supreme Court ruling. But what is it, and does it work?
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Is a pro-Romney ad racist? Five questions to ask yourself
Our Index of Racist Potential measures the degree that a political ad has the potential to evoke – consciously or unconsciously – voters’ stereotypical attitudes about people of color, regardless of the intent of the candidate or campaign team. To determine whether a political ad this presidential election season would score on the higher end (more racist) of our index, ask yourself these five sets of questions.
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Commencement season: Speakers share inspiration, insight, and advice with college grads
It’s college graduation season and the strains of “Pomp and Circumstance,” which began in late April, will be heard at commencement ceremonies until mid-June. Many more speeches have yet to be given that impart the usual pearls of wisdom and advice on pursuing dreams, being daring, and contributing to society. Here’s a sampling of excerpts from speeches given to graduates around the country.
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Who is Spain's Judge Baltasar Garzón? Five key questions answered.
Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón was found guilty today on charges of illegal wiretapping and abuse of power. Garzón is known as a “super judge” because of the high profile human rights cases he has overseen internationally.
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Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Faith Leaders
They are explorers and activists, artists and educators, farmers and faith leaders – even mayors. And they have trenchant suggestions on how to improve the world.
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Opinion Mount Vernon Statement: the contradiction at the heart of this conservative fusion
Do conservatives really think that two of history’s most radical documents – the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution – were conservative?
02/18/2010 03:56 pm -
Opinion When athletes praise God at the Super Bowl and other sports
The problem isn’t the faith of believers like Drew Brees. It’s the media assumption that every person of faith adheres to a highly traditional version of Christianity.
02/09/2010 05:57 pm -
David R. Francis Big banks are too big – and unproductive
They're hurting the mainstream economy and providing 'a hundred trillion [dollars] of worthless activity'
02/08/2010 02:25 pm -
Global News Blog Groundhog Day: Top five animal forecasters
Punxsutawney Phil isn't the world's only prognosticator. Before Groundhog Day, Celts looked to the badger, Brits looked to their cats, and Europeans turned to the bear to discern the coming weather.
02/02/2010 03:09 pm -
Aid after Haiti earthquake: Faster, but will it be bigger?
Americans gave more aid to Haiti in the first four days than for any other disaster, including hurricane Katrina.
01/26/2010 01:50 pm -
Global News Blog Chile presidential election: Why women vote separately from men
In Chile, which goes to the polls again Jan. 17 for a presidential runoff election, women vote in one place and men vote in another.
01/15/2010 03:26 pm -
Commission: three reasons why the financial crisis happened
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission hearings have produced one moment of drama and a few theories from regulators and bankers about why the meltdown happened.
01/14/2010 04:33 pm -
Opinion What Haiti needs now: a personal visit from Obama
US presidents visit disaster areas in America all the time. President Obama can build on his good response to the Haitian quake so far by bearing personal witness to this tragedy.
01/14/2010 03:46 pm -
China execution of Briton Akmal Shaikh stresses UK ties
China executed Briton Akmal Shaikh Tuesday for drug smuggling despite assertions by British officials and the man's family that he was mentally unstable. Shaikh's lawyers said he had been framed.
12/29/2009 09:39 am -
Opinion After Copenhagen: five solutions to help melt the global trust problem
The US wants reassurance on verfication and China wants protection from interference. These aren’t incompatible.
12/23/2009 10:31 am -
Iranian hacker attack: What will it cost Twitter?
Hacker attacks cost public companies $1.6 million in lost share value. For Twitter, it's the firm's reputation that's at risk.
12/18/2009 01:53 pm -
Chile vote exposes fatigue with ruling center-left alliance
Even though outgoing socialist President Michelle Bachelet enjoys approval ratings of over 70 percent, voters seem to be growing weary of the Concertacion political alliance she represents.
12/13/2009 12:26 pm -
Chile vote is latest sign of region's shift to the center
In recent and upcoming races across Latin America, candidates have dropped a combative left-right discourse, and instead are appealing to a growing ideological center.
12/13/2009 10:55 am -
Difference Maker Saving cultural treasures in war-torn lands
Stuart Gibson circles the globe to help endangered museums undergo rebirth.
12/07/2009 12:00 am -
Opinion Israel, Lebanon, and the Middle East conflict
Israel and Lebanon have more pressing concerns than war with each other, but bickering could escalate to incite war if the US and Europe don't help.
12/04/2009 12:00 am -
Opinion You think you know Tiger Woods?
Tiger Woods's plea for privacy underscores the price of fame – and also our dangerous obsession with it.
12/03/2009 12:00 am -
The New Economy New Jersey to New Yorkers: Get out in time
With Main Street fuming at Wall Street, a New Jersey development across the Hudson River has one word for New Yorkers: Leave.
12/02/2009 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 -
Opinion Fort Hood: What the right and the left have gotten wrong about Hasan
The tragic shooting has spawned plenty of hysteria but little discussion about what we should do about potential Islamic terrorists in our midst.
11/06/2009 12:00 am -
Horizons Twitter readies Lists feature for launch
Twitter is in the process of expanding the lists feature from a limited group of testers to the Twitter community at large.
10/30/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion The third front in Afghanistan: the American public
The US must convince its Afghan allies of its commitment to developing a stable nation. That can't happen without US public support.
10/22/2009 01:00 am -
Diggin' It Tree logic turns trees upside down
10/06/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion What do neocons have to do with Obama?
President Obama may be a pragmatist, but he's now in charge of two fundamentally neoconservative wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
09/29/2009 01:00 am -
Greenland's Helheim glacier: a melting mystery
Scientists say the Greenland ice sheet is losing about 7 billion cubic feet of ice a year. Now, they are just finally beginning to uncover some reasons why its been shrinking.
09/24/2009 01:00 am -
Laser sight: NYU's real-life tricorder
A laser-driven device can read an object’s reflected light to decipher its substance.
09/17/2009 01:00 am
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