Not Working: An Oral History of Our Troubled Economy
If the unemployment rate dips by a decimal or two in the upcoming employment report, it’ll be seen as an indicator that the economy is improving. But millions of Americans will remain without work....
View ArticleObesity Intervention from Your Doctor
How would you react, if during a regular doctor’s checkup, your physician told you that you were obese? That’s what the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has suggested in a new set of...
View ArticleSpain Makes History with Euro 2012 Win
Its economy may be in the throes of a banking crisis, but when it comes to soccer, Spain is at the top of its game. In a runaway victory, Spain defeated Italy 4-0 yesterday and was crowned winner of...
View ArticleA Look Back at a Dramatic Week at the Supreme Court
It’s been a dramatic week at the Supreme Court. At the start of the week, the Court ruled on the Arizona state legislature's controversial immigration law SB 1070, upholding the "show me your papers"...
View ArticleSupreme Court Overturns Stolen Valor Act
The Affordable Health Care Act wasn’t the only decision that the Supreme Court passed yesterday. By a 6-3 vote, the 2005 Federal Stolen Valor Act was struck down. The Act, which made it a crime to lie...
View ArticleTracing Michelle Obama's Multiracial Ancestry
Back in August 2008, in a keynote address at the Democratic National Convention, Michelle Obama spoke of embarking on an "improbable journey" for the race for president. New York Times reporter Rachel...
View ArticleChris Christie: New Jersey's Political Showman and Viral Sensation
With the Republican and Democratic national conventions just around the corner, it's time to consider potential vice presidential candidates. Yesterday The Takeaway discussed the prospect of Mitt...
View ArticleA Whale Of a Time in Alaska
When you think of summer festivals, you might think of sitting in a field or a park, paying hundreds of dollars to see bands and drinking overpriced warm beer.But there’s a different kind of festival...
View ArticleRomney Might Have "Finally Found" What He's Looking For With Portman
With the National Conventions just around the corner, the Romney campaign is searching for possible running mates. One possible candidate is Senator Rob Portman, a Republican representing Ohio. The...
View ArticleThe Court as Campaign Changer
The presidential race is getting nastier and nastier and it’s all on video. Both the Obama and Romney campaigns have released new ads in the last few days. A new super PAC supporting President Obama...
View ArticleThe Alternative Vote: The Reform Party
Andre Barnett is the leader of the Reform Party. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio and is a veteran and a small business owner. He set up his own technology company after suffering an injury, but...
View ArticleWho Wants To Live Forever?
In the 1900s the average life expectancy in the western world was 47 years old. Today it's nearly 80 years old, and in the future, we're set to live even longer.David Ewing Duncan is a science...
View ArticleMeet the Delegates: Rick Santorum Supporters
Delegates from all over the country have travelled to Tampa, Florida for the Republican National Convention. Those delegates will choose the next Republican nominee for president. The Takeaway has...
View ArticleWithstanding a Hurricane: Lessons in Resilience
In July 2005, Daniel Aldrich and his wife had just moved to New Orleans with their two young children. They bought a new house, a new car, and Daniel had secured his first teaching job as a professor....
View ArticleCarl Hiaasen on the Effect of the GOP Convention on Florida
All week, Tampa Florida has been at the epicenter of national politics as it hosts the Republican National Convention. But after the hurricane dies down and the final GOP members leave Tampa at the end...
View ArticleMeet the Delegates: Ron Paul Supporters
Two hundred and eighty-six delegates have traveled to Tampa, Florida for the Republican National Convention, and last night those delegates chose the next Republican nominee for president.The Takeaway...
View ArticleAddressing the Convention: Sher Valenzuela
Their story has been called the American Dream: a husband and wife team start a moonlight upholstery business in their garage to raise extra money to support their autistic son. Fifteen years later,...
View ArticleHow the Minstrel Show Influenced Modern Hip-Hop and Comedy
The Minstrel Show, an entertainment phenomenon in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is a show many Americans of any ethnicity would probably prefer to forget, with its blackface makeup and its...
View ArticleMeet The Superhumans: Directing the Paralympics Commercial
The Paralympics begin in London this Wednesday, and a commercial titled "Meet the Superhumans" is causing a lot of buzz.The commercial doesn’t just show athletes cruising to victory. In a startling...
View ArticleAnti-Obama Documentary Is a Box Office Hit
There may be a storm headed for Tampa this week, but there’s a different kind of Republican storm happening at movie theaters right now. "2016: Obama’s America," a documentary by conservative writer...
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