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From the beginning, National Public Radio vowed that it would speak with 'many voices.'
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Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg apologized for his city's 'stop-and-frisk' police strategy. Two criminologists…
Before you invest your money in going to a particular college, you should figure out if a school is financially healthy…
Many women, Muslims and members of oppressed castes in India lack government-issued ID. Yet these documents may soon be…
Giving away big sums of money is supposed to make the world a better place. So, why are so many deep-pocketed donors getting…
A recent study looked at how female doctors were introduced at a lecture series compared to how male doctors were introduced.…
Mattel created a new line of dolls because of research suggesting kids don't want toys 'dictated by gender norms'…
Evo Morales is at least the ninth Bolivian president to by forced out of office by a mass uprising. But even in exile he…
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As drug prices soar, consumers look for cheaper generics. A recent study showed safety issues in some generics made abroad,…
The government has tried to harness a profit-driven drug industry to serve public health before.