Jan 05 Congress is still really religious and really Christian By Domenico Montanaro Despite a growing number of Americans who say they are religiously unaffiliated, Congress is dominated by those who identify with a religion. Continue reading
Jan 05 Canadian university suspends 13 dentistry students for misogynistic Facebook group By Colleen Shalby Thirteen fourth-year male dentistry students were suspended from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia after a Facebook group called “DDS Gentlemen's Club” filled with violent sexual comments about their female peers was discovered. Continue reading
Jan 05 Mark Zuckerberg's first book club choice sells out on Amazon By Anna Sillers The first book that Facebook-founder Mark Zuckerberg has chosen for his bi-monthly book club, “The End of Power” by Moisés Naím, has already sold out on Amazon. Continue reading
Jan 05 The cost of using misnomers when it comes to transgender men and women By Colleen Shalby Last week, when transgender teenager Leelah Alcorn took her life by jumping in front of a trailer-tractor, initial headlines read that a “17-year-old boy” was killed on an interstate in Ohio. But when the Cincinnati Enquirer learned the full… Continue reading
Jan 05 Why we think the way we do about men, women and work By Mukesh Eswaran Should women work outside the home? Are they more competitive than men? Our attitudes toward these questions are invariably conditioned by social norms. That's why, argues Mukesh Eswaran, gender matters in economics. He's the author of the textbook of the… Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 8:10 What's the state of relations between the police and communities of color? By PBS News Hour In the wake of police-involved shootings in Ferguson and Cleveland, the death of Eric Garner in New York, and the subsequent protests that followed those events, NewsHour Weekend examines the state of relations between the police and communities of color… Continue watching
Jan 04 Here's what you may have missed from NewsHour Weekend in 2014 By News Desk From a candid interview with Bryan Cranston to the roots of gang violence in El Salvador, here's a look back at some of the what you may have missed from NewsHour Weekend's first full calendar year on air. Continue reading
Jan 04 Mourners gather in Brooklyn to honor life of slain NYPD officer By Elisabeth Ponsot Tens of thousands of mourners convened on Sunday for the funeral of New York City Police Department officer Wenjian Liu, who was killed alongside his partner, Rafael Ramos, on Dec. 20 by a man who claimed to be acting in… Continue reading
Jan 04 Longtime sportscaster Stuart Scott dies at age 49 By Andrew Mach Longtime ESPN anchor Stuart Scott died Sunday after a seven-year battle with cancer. He was 49 years old. Continue reading
Jan 03 Government may consider sustainability in new dietary guidelines By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press A new focus on the environment would mean asking people to choose more fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole grains and other plant-based foods — possibly at the expense of meat. Continue reading