By Phuong Tran Nouakchott, Mauritania 07 August 2007 Malouma, one of Mauritania's most famous griot traditional singers, was elected to the national Senate this year as an opposition member. She is bringing her fight against social injustice from the...
In 1991, I lived with a murderer, an albino Elvis impersonator , and a girl whose TV told her she was wicked. I was in London as a volunteer working with mentally ill homeless people, testing out a possible future as a social worker. Smith Lodge was...
From NPR News, this is All Things Considered, I am Melissa Block, and I'm Michele Norris. The White House says it's updating its national space policy to meet changing threats. The New York Times reported today that the new policy to be issued as a...
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By Suzanne Presto Washington, DC 07 September 2006 watch Social Networking report Social networking online Social networking Web sites draw tens of millions of people looking to connect with each other via the Internet. But some users, especially yo...
By Suzanne Presto Washington, D.C. 14 July 2006 watch Networking report More than 100-million people worldwide have joined the cyber-socializing revolution. Social networking Web sites have sparked intense debate about safety concerns and the declin...
By Jessica Berman Washington 25 January 2006 Researchers have long observed that during times of social stress, there are fewer male births than female births. Now, a new study has found that boys bor...
ECONOMICS REPORT - Social Security, Part 2 By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, February 04, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. One out of six Americans receive money fro...
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Lesson 26 Does Divorce Represent Social Progress? Text Divorces-a New Social Phenomenon in China Divorce used to be very rare in our country. In old times it was not necessary for a man to divorce his...