Recently by Frank N. Carlson
Presidential Candidate, Liberal Icon George McGovern Dies at 90
October 21, 2012 | The Democratic Party presidential nominee Senator George McGovern, right, and his running mate Senator Thomas Eagleton during their campaign for election in 1972. Photo by Anthony Korody/Getty Images A war hero, U.S. Senator, presidential candidate and champion of liberal causes,...
Questionable Call Spotlights Ongoing NFL Labor Dispute
September 25, 2012 | A call on a last second touchdown by Seattle Seahawks receiver Golden Tate leaves Green Bay Packers players and football fans stunned. Photo by Otto Greule Jr./Getty Images Union negotiations are again at the heart of outrage in Wisconsin,...
Island Dispute Escalates Tensions Between China and Japan, Sparks Street Protests
September 18, 2012 | Chinese protestors stage an anti-Japan rally outside the Japan Embassy Tuesday in Beijing. Protests took place across China in a dispute about small islands in the East China Sea.Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images Fervent demonstrations against Japan broke out...
Protestors Attack U.S. Embassies Across Africa and Middle East as Anger Boils Over
September 14, 2012 | Smoke rises from the US embassy building in Tunis during a protest against a film mocking Islam on September 14, 2012. Photo by Fethi Belaid/AFP/Getty Images. Thick black smoke billowed from the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia's capital of Tunis...
Six Feet Under Can Be Green for Eternity
April 12, 2012 | In 1998, Dr. Billy Campbell, a family practitioner in Westminster, South Carolina, opened a land preserve founded on a unique model: enlisting death in the fight for ecological conservation. Calling it the Ramsey Creek Preserve, Campbell's...
'OMG!' Exports American Slang to China
February 10, 2012 | Meet Jessica Beinecke, the writer, host and producer of "OMG! Meiyu," or "Oh My Gosh! American English." Each weekday the 25-year-old Voice of America journalist posts 2- to 3-minute videos explaining the hippest American English and...
