Sep 23 The Daily Frame An Indian folk dancer from the Zanzar Performing Arts poses with her troupe during a rehearsal for the upcoming Navratri festival in Ahmedabad. Photo credit: Sam Panthaky /AFP /Getty Images. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch ‘Last Train Home’ Traces Travels of China’s Migrant Workers In "Last Train Home" filmmaker Lixin Fan documents the migration of millions of Chinese workers during the Chinese New Year -- the largest human migration in the world -- through the prism of one family. This documentary is part of… Continue watching
Sep 22 Single, Jobless and Living at Home: Will Economy Create a ‘Lost Generation’? In record numbers, 20-somethings are delaying big moves like marriage and home ownership -- and opting instead to live at home with their parents. The depth of the recession and the weak recovery have left young adults facing the bleakest… Continue reading
Sep 22 Girl Effect: Helping Poor Girls Makes Economic Sense By Hari Sreenivasan Infographic and Poster from Girl Effect report Each teenage mother in India can lose up to $100,000 in potential income over her lifetime. Multiply that by the number of teenage mothers in India and… Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch Girl Effect: Helping Poor Girls Makes Economic Sense Girl Effect: Helping Poor Girls Makes Economic Sense… Continue watching
Sep 22 R.E.M. Breaks Up (Everybody Cries) By Molly Finnegan After 31 years as a band, R.E.M. announced Wednesday that they're calling it quits. Continue reading
Sep 22 Culture Canvas In this week's arts and culture headlines, some arts groups have voiced concern about what may happen to charitable giving if tax breaks for wealthy Americans are limited. Continue reading
Sep 22 Readers Respond on the Question of Poverty in the U.S. My blog post last week raised questions about whether most journalists understand what life is like for the tens of millions of Americans who are living in poverty. It provoked quite a few comments. I had started thinking… Continue reading
Sep 22 The Daily Frame An ink and wash illustration shows defense attorney Caleb Sidney Carlton, left, and defense witness Carolyn Bryant during the trial of her husband, Roy Bryant, and J.W. Milam in the Tallahatchie County courthouse in Sumner, Miss., on Sept. 22, 1955. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch Denzel Washington on Dropouts: ‘Most Dangerous Time’ for Kids Right After School Denzel Washington on High School Dropouts, At-Risk Youth… Continue watching