Topic: University of Chicago

Why Evolution Is True

An academic argues that evolution must be embraced as fact.

Opinion: Professors could rescue newspapers

A hundred years ago professors wrote for the press – free of charge.

China protests Christie's auction in Paris of relics

Legal efforts to retrieve two bronzes looted by Western troops in 1860 may fail. Another option: let wealthy donors buy them back.

Opinion: Covet your neighbor's Blu-ray? A fresh look at the 10 Commandments.

Why rules against envy are so vital to society.

Praise Song for the Day

Inauguration Day poet delivers verse in a tradition of hope.

Climate change could be 'irreversible' for 1,000 years? Gulp!

Rather than a call to throw up one's hands in discouragement, the results show the importance of acting quickly to reduce emissions and so limit the very long-lived effects

Falling US consumer spending making tough times tougher

Personal consumption may fall this year to levels not seen since 1942, some economists say.

Obama chooses his poet

Six lives in a new China

A six-part series by Peter Ford, staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

China's Communist Party cautiously celebrates its reforms

Its economy has broken records, and the country is a global player – but the financial crisis could threaten stability.

World’s oceans turning acidic faster than expected

Acidification caused by carbon emissions could bring some oceans to a tipping point.

Obama names basketball buddy and fellow Harvard alum as Education Secretary

Kurdistan: In the Shadow of History

A photographer creates a living archive for Kurds.

The vanishing 9-to-5 job

Fewer workers have steady weekday schedules, posing challenges on the job and at home.

Citi's woes reflect depth of crisis

The bank's struggles suggest government measures have not stemmed market uncertainty.

A Great Idea at the Time

How the Great Books turned an educational movement into a door-to-door sales pitch.

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The life and work of Studs Terkel

McCain makes his closing arguments

Behind in the polls and in key swing states, he throws everything he can at Obama.

Who advises candidates on economic crisis?

Both pick mainstream experts, but Obama’s are more interventionist.

Which candidate’s plan would best ease the mortgage crisis?

McCain and Obama differ on solutions, which could echo FDR’s during the Great Depression.

My neighbor is running for president

Barack Obama? Oh sure, he's just a guy from the next block over.

World

Behind bad baby milk, an ethical gap in China's business

Inspectors found that 13 percent of dairy firms inspected since last week had produced melamine-tainted formula, state TV reported Tuesday. Critics say state regulation alone won’t prevent more food scandals.

Olympic success boosts China’s confidence

The success of the Olympics is expected to help China’s leaders and people trust the rest of the world more readily, and tone down an often aggrieved nationalism.