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Work and Education
Article: Associated Press. 2002.
"Study: Science Literacy Poor in US." The New York Times.
4/30/02.
Summary: Few Americans understand the scientific process and many
believe in mysterious psychic powers and may be quick to accept phony
science reports.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/science/AP-Science-Understanding.html
Study: National Science Foundation. 2002. Science and Engineering
Indicators 2002.
Available from: National Science Foundation, http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/seind02/start.htm
Price: Free
Keywords: education; public
opinion
Article: Jacques Steinberg. 2002. "More Family Income
Committed to College." The New York Times. 5/2/02.
Summary: Poor and middle-class families have had to use a steadily
larger portion of their income to attend the nation's public universities
over the last two decades, as state spending on higher education and
financial aid to students lagged behind steep rises in tuition.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/02/education/02TUIT.html
Study: The Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. 2002.
Losing Ground: A National Status Report on the Affordability of American
Higher Education.
Available from: The Center for Public Policy and Higher
Education, http://www.highereducation.org/reports/losing_ground/ar.shtml
Price: Free
Keywords: colleges
& universities; finance
Article:
Reuters. 2002. "Seniors Don't Have Basic Grasp of History." The
New York Times. 5/9/02.
Summary: More than half of America's high school seniors do not
have even the most basic grasp of U.S. history, showing no improvement in
a nationwide test since 1994
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-life-history.html
Study: Department of Education. 2002. The Nation's Report Card: U.S.
History 2001
Available from: Department of Education, http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2002483
Price: Free
Keywords: education; students
Article: Jay Mathews. 2002. "Many Colleges Not Yet Full,
Survey Finds." The Washington Post, B01. 5/10/02.
Summary: Despite an unprecedented flood of college applicants this
year, more than 300 U.S. colleges -- including at least 15 in Maryland,
Virginia and the District -- are still seeking students to fill empty
seats in the fall, a recent survey shows.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62462-2002May9.html
Study: National Association for College Admission Counseling.2002.
2002 Space Availability Survey: Openings for Qualified Students.
Available from: National Association for College Admission
Counseling, http://www.nacac.com/survey/results.cfm
Price: Free
Keywords: colleges
& universities; education
Article: Shirley Leung. 2002. "U.S. Firms Plan to
Boost Hiring In Third Quarter, Study Finds." The Wall Street Journal.
5/13/02.
Summary: More U.S.
companies are expected to increase their hiring in the third quarter, in
their biggest push in more than a year.
Location: http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1021240460949702800.djm,00.html
Study: Manpower Inc. 2002. Employment Outlook Survey.
Available from: Manpower Inc, http://www.manpower.com/en/gpres_.asp?ID=427
Price: Free
Keywords: workforce; unemployment
Article: Associated Press. 2002. "Program Said to Lower
Pregnancy Risk." The New York Times. 5/13/02.
Summary: A program to help schoolchildren earn good grades and get
along with others unexpectedly led to fewer pregnancies by age 21.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Pregnancy-Intervention.html
Study: Heather S. Lonczak et al. 2002. Effects of the Seattle Social
Development Project on Sexual Behavior, Pregnancy, Birth, and Sexually
Transmitted Disease Outcomes by Age 21 Years.
Available from: The Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent
Medicine, http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/issues/current/toc.html
Price: $9.00
Keywords: pregnancy; teenagers
Article: Associated Press. 2002. “Working Parents Find More
Options." The New York Times. 5/21/02.
Summary: New 2000 Census data for 20 states shows no abatement in
the decades-old trend of more young children growing up with all the
parents in their household working.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Census-Working-Parents.html
Study: Census Bureau. 2002. Demographic Profiles: 100 percent and
Sample Data.
Available from: The Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov
Price: Free
Keywords: families; parenting
Article: Associated Press. 2002. "Less Schooling Leads to
Lower Wages." The New York Times. 5/23/02.
Summary: The average household income of Mexican-Americans is 40
percent below that of non-Hispanic whites, due largely to lower education
levels than nearly all other racial and ethnic groups.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Wage-Gap.html
Study: Jeffrey Grogger et al. 2002. Falling Behind or Moving Up? The
Intergenerational Progress of Mexican Americans.
Available from: The Public Policy Institute of California, http://www.ppic.org/
Price: Free
Keywords: education; racial
comparisons
Article:
Denise Grady. 2002. "Shortage of Nurses Hurts Patient Care, Study
Finds." The New York Times. 5/30/02.
Summary: In hospitals with low numbers of registered nurses,
patients are more likely to suffer complications like urinary infections
and pneumonia, to stay in the hospital longer and to die from treatable
conditions.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/30/health/30NURS.html
Study: J. Needleman et al. 2002. Nurse-Staffing Levels and the Quality
of Care in Hospitals.
Available from: The New England Journal of Medicine, http://www.nejm.org
Price: $10.00
Keywords: medical treatment;
labor
Article: Wall Street Journal Staff. 2002. "Closing the
Education Gap." The Wall Street Journal. 5/29/02.
Summary: Today nearly 80% of blacks over the age of 25 hold high
school degrees, up from 50% in 1980 and just 37% in 1960.
Location: http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1022633298540042320.djm,00.html
Study: The Census Bureau. 2002. Educational Attainment in the United
States: March 2000.
Available from: The Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/education/p20-536/p20-536.pdf
Price: Free
Keywords: racial comparisons;
education
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Politics and Society
Article:
Karen Lundegaard. 2002. "Cameras Slow Speeding by Cars, But Also
Accelerate Opposition." Wall Street Journal. 5/2/02.
Summary: Putting spy cameras on busy streets to catch and ticket
speeders can significantly reduce the number of drivers exceeding speed
limits, according to a study that could give ammunition to communities
considering such systems.
Location: http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,4287,SB1020287041153723160,00.html
Study: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. 2002. Status Report:
Modernizing Traffic Law Enforcement Through Automation.
Available from: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, http://www.hwysafety.org/srpdfs/sr3705.pdf
Price: Free
Keywords: behavior; safety
Article: Richard Morin. 2002. "Poll: Half of All Americans
Still Feel Unsafe." The Washington Post, A03. 5/3/02.
Summary: About half of all Americans feel no more safe and secure
from terrorism today than they felt immediately after the Sept. 11 attacks
on New York and Washington.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A24599-2002May2?language=printer
Study: Institute for Social Research. 2002. How Americans Respond.
Available from: Institute for Social Research, http://www.umich.edu/~newsinfo/Releases/2002/May02/r050302a.html
Price: Free
Keywords: safety; public
opinion
Article: Associated Press. 2002. "Discarded Cell Phones
Harmful." The New York Times. 5/9/02.
Summary: The growth in cell phone use has been so rapid and
enormous that the environmental and public health impacts of the waste
they create are a significant concern.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Phone-Waste.html
Study: Bette K. Fishbein. 2002. Waste in the Wireless World: The
Challenge of Cell Phones.
Available from: Inform Inc., http://www.informinc.org/cellphone.htm
Price: Free
Keywords: technology; health
risks
Article: Associated Press. 2002 "Study Shows Costs of Car
Accidents." The New York Times. 5/9/02.
Summary: An accident involving only slight injuries such as cuts
and bruises costs an average of $10,562 in medical services, lost
productivity and property damage, according to a federal study released
Thursday.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Auto-Crashes.html
Study: Lawrence J. Blincoe et al. 2002. The Economic Impact of Motor
Vehicle Crashes, 2000.
Available from: The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/economic/EconImpact2000/tech_doc.htm
Price: Free
Keywords: health care costs;
safety
Article: Associated Press. 2002. "Study: Network TV
Lacking Diversity" The New York Times. 5/15/02.
Summary: Network television has made scant progress toward ethnic
diversity in programming and even lost ground when it comes to the shows
favored by young viewers.
Locations: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/arts/AP-TV-Diversity.html
Study: Children Now. 2002. Prime Time Diversity Report 2001-02.
Available from: Children Now, http://www.childrennow.org/media/fc2002/fc-2002-highlights.htm#reports
Price: Free
Keywords: television; racial bias
Article: John Berry. 2002. “Consumers Accelerate Their
Spending.” The Washington Post, E01. 5/15/02.
Summary: Consumer spending unexpectedly bounded upward last month,
raising the possibility that the economy will grow more strongly this
spring than many forecasters have been predicting.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16965-2002May14.html
Study: Commerce Department. 2002. Advance Monthly Sales For Retail
Trade and Food Services April 2002.
Available from: Commerce Department, http://www.census.gov/svsd/www/retail.html
Price: Free
Keywords: national comparison;
economy
Article: Kelly Greene. 2002. "Americans Are Living
Longer, Though Not Better, AARP Says." The Wall Street Journal.
05/21/02.
Summary: Older Americans are healthier and living longer, but
obesity could cancel many of the health gains in the age group, which is
also struggling to find affordable health insurance.
Location: http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1021928256575579080.djm,00.html
Study: AARP. 2002. Beyond 50.02: A Report to the Nation on Trends in
Health Security.
Available from: AARP, http://www.aarp.org/beyond50/
Price: Free
Keywords: elderly; health
insurance
Article: Mimi Hall. 2002. " Poll: USA Less Optimistic on War
Intelligence Failures, Terrorism Warnings Eat at Confidence." USA
Today, A1. 5/31/02.
Summary: Americans are increasingly pessimistic about the war
against terrorism after weeks of revelations about missed clues and
warnings of likely future attacks.
Location: http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020531/4156003s.htm
Study: Jeffrey Jones. 2002. Terrorism Controversy Does Little to
Damage Bush's Standing.
Available from: The Gallup Organization, http://www.gallup.com/
Price: Free
Keywords: public
opinion; federal government
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Family Life
Article: Associated Press. 2002.
"School Food Poisoning Reports Up." The New York Times. 5/1/02.
Summary: Reported outbreaks of school-related foodborne illnesses
have been rising about 10 percent a year.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-School-Lunches.html?pagewanted=print&position=top
Study: Lawrence J. Dyckman. 2002. Food Safety: Continued Vigilance
Needed to Ensure Safety of School Meals.
Available from: The General Accounting Office, http://www.gao.gov
Price: Free
Keywords: schools; health
risks
Article: Dow Jones. 2002. " US Survey: Education, Race Factors In
Shifts Women Work." The Wall Street Journal. 5/7/02.
Summary: Nearly two-thirds of all working women spend at least 40
hours a week in the office.
Location: http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20020507_000013.djm,00.html
Study: Lake Snell Perry & Associates for the AFL-CIO. 2002. Ask a
Working Woman Survey 2002.
Available from: AFL-CIO, http://www.aflcio.org/news/2002/0507_wwsurvey.htm
Price: Free
Keywords: low-income families;
workforce demographics
Article: Anita Manning. 2002. “Teenage Smoking Rates Drop CDC
Says Decline is Largely Due to Higher Prices of Cigarettes.” USA Today.
5/17/02.
Summary: Teen smoking rates have been dropping since 1997 but more
than a quarter of high school students still smoke cigarettes.
Location: http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020517/4121191s.htm
Study: Center for Disease Control and Prevention. 2002. Youth Risk
Behavior Survey.
Available from: Center for Disease Control and Prevention, http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5119a1.htm
Price: Free
Keywords: teenagers; smoking
Article: Lisa de Moraes. 2002. "The
Birds and the Bees and the Tube and the Teens." The Washington Post,
C07. 5/21/02.
Summary: Nearly 75 percent of teens between the ages of 15 and 17
believe that sexual content on TV influences the behavior of kids their
age "somewhat" (40 percent) or "a lot" (32 percent).
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48019-2002May20.html
Study: Kaiser Family Foundation. 2002. Teens, Sex and TV.
Available from: The Kaiser Family Foundation, http://www.kff.org/content/2002/3229/
Price: Free
Keywords: television; teenagers
Article: Reuters. 2002. “Children's Lives Improved in
1990s, Study Says.” The New York Times. 5/23/02.
Summary: The lives of children in the United States improved in the
1990s, with fewer living in poverty and fewer teens having
babies or dying prematurely.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-life-children.html
Study: Annie E. Casey Foundation. 2002. 2002 Kids Count.
Available from: Annie E. Casey Foundation, http://www.aecf.org/whatsnew.htm
Price: Free
Keywords: children; child
safety
Article:
Gordon Fairclough. 2002. "Study Slams Philip Morris Ads That Tell
Teens Not to Smoke." The Wall Street Journal. 5/29/02.
Summary: Exposure to Philip Morris's campaign didn't turn kids
against cigarettes.
Location: http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1022614306124769120.djm,00.html
Study: American Legacy Foundation. 2002. Getting to the Truth:
Assessing Youths' Reactions to the truth and "Think. Don't
Smoke" Tobacco Countermarketing Campaigns.
Available from: The American Legacy Foundation, http://www.americanlegacy.org/content/PDF/FLR9_truth.pdf
Price: Free
Keywords: smoking; teenagers
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Health and Reproductive Issues
Article: Marc Kaufman. 2002. "New Drugs
Called Riskier Than Old." The Washington Post, A01. 5/1/02.
Summary: Newly approved drugs are riskier than older ones and
doctors should avoid prescribing them when equally effective and long-used
medications are available, according to a study reported in today's
Journal of the American Medical Association.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A11573-2002Apr30?language=printer
Study: Karen E. Lesser. 2002. Timing of New Black Box Warnings and
Withdrawals for Prescription Medications.
Available from: The Journal of the American Medical
Association, http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v287n17/rfull/joc11497.html
Price: Free
Keywords: drug treatment; prescription
drugs
Article: Susan Okie. 2002. "Minorities Less Likely To Be in
HIV Trials." The Washington Post, A03. 5/2/02.
Summary: Black and Hispanic patients infected with the HIV virus
are less likely than whites to participate in clinical studies of new
treatments or to receive experimental drugs, according to the first study
that has used nationally representative data to examine such disparities.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A18539-2002May1?language=printer
Study: A.L. Gifford et al. 2002. Participation in Research and
Access to Experimental Treatments by HIV-Infected Patients.
Available from: The New England Journal of Medicine, http://www.nejm.org
Price: $10.00
Keywords: HIV; medical
treatment
Article: Shankar Vedantam. 2002."Against
Depression, a Sugar Pill Is Hard to Beat." The Washington Post, A01.
5/7/02.
Summary: Placebos improve mood, change brain chemistry in majority
of trials of antidepressants.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A42930-2002May6?language=printer
Study: Helen S. Mayberg et al. 2002. The Functional Neuroanatomy of
the Placebo Effect.
Available from: The American Journal of Psychiatry, http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org
Price: $7.00
Keywords: drug treatment; depression
Article: Associated Press. 2002. "Breast-Fed Babies May Grow
Up As Smarter Adults, Study Says." The Wall Street Journal. 5/7/02.
Summary: Breast-fed babies may grow up to be smarter adults,
according to a study to be published Wednesday.
Location: http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1020794122210052120.djm,00.html
Study: Erik Lykke Mortensen et al. 2002. The Association Between
Duration of Breastfeeding and Adult Intelligence.
Available from: http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v287n18/rfull/joc11087.html
Price: Free
Keywords: health; child
development
Article: Associated Press. 2002. "Study Finds Neonatal
Care Excessive." The New York Times. 5/16/02.
Summary: There is little difference in death rates of newborns
across the country, suggesting that most places are oversupplied with
specialists and intensive care beds for sickly babies.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/16/health/16BABY.html
Study: D.C. Goodman et al. 2002. The Relation between the Availability
of Neonatal Intensive Care and Neonatal Mortality.
Available from: The New England Journal of Medicine, http://www.nejm.org
Price: $10.00
Keywords: pregnancy; medical
treatment
Article: Marilyn Chase. 2002. "Drinking Alcohol May Reduce
Diabetes Risk in Middle-Aged." The Wall Street Journal. 5/15/02.
Summary: A new study of healthy women over 50 found that moderate
alcohol consumption -- one or two drinks a day -- also can improve their
response to insulin and reduce their blood levels of triglycerides.
Location: http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1021409081240417280.djm,00.html
Study: Michael J Davies et al. 2002. Effects of Moderate Alcohol
Intake on Fasting Insulin and Glucose Concentrations and Insulin
Sensitivity in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Available from: The Journal of the American Medical
Association, http://jama.ama-assn.org/
Price: $9.00
Keywords: alcohol use; diabetes
Article: Susan Okie. 2002. "Ovaries Removal Cuts Women's Risk of
Cancer." The Washington Post, A03. 5/21/02.
Summary: Women who carry certain cancer-related gene mutations can
dramatically reduce their risk of both breast cancer and ovarian cancer by
having their ovaries surgically removed.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47663-2002May20.html
Study: Noah D. Kauff et al. 2002. Risk-Reducing Salpingo-oophorectomy
in Women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation.
Available from: The New England Journal of Medicine, http://www.nejm.org
Price: Free
Keywords: medical treatment;
cancer
Article: Reuters. 2002. "Study Finds Birth Risk After Delivery
by Caesarean." The New York Times. 5/22/02.
Summary: Giving birth naturally after delivering a previous child
by Caesarean carries a higher, albeit small, risk to the newborn.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/22/health/22BIRT.html
Study: Gordon Smith et al. 2002. Risk of Perinatal Death Associated
With Labor After Previous Cesarean Delivery in Uncomplicated Term
Pregnancies.
Available from: The Journal of the American Medical
Association, http://jama.ama-assn.org/
Price: Free
Keywords: birth; birth
defects
Article: Melody Peterson. 2002. "New Medicines Seldom Contain
Anything New, Study Finds." The New York Times. 5/29/02.
Summary: Two-thirds of the drugs approved from 1989 to 2000 were
modified versions of existing drugs or even identical to those already on
the market, rather than truly new medicines.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/29/business/29DRUG.html
Study: National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation. 2002.
Changing Patterns of Pharmaceutical Innovation.
Available from: National Institute for Health Care
Management Foundation, http://www.nihcm.org/
Price: Free
Keywords: drug treatment; business
Article: Rachel Zimmerman. 2002. "Inexpensive Drug Can Cut
Risk of Fatal Disease During Pregnancy." The Wall Street Journal.
5/31/02.
Summary: A cheap and widely available medicine can substantially
reduce the risk of pregnant women with certain complications from
developing the potentially fatal condition of eclampsia.
Location: http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1022792251590320560.djm,00.html
Study: The Magpie Trial Collaborative Group. 2002. Do Women with Pre-eclampsia,
and Their Babies, Benefit from Magnesium Sulphate? The Magpie Trial: A
Randomised Placebo-Controlled Trial.
Available from: The Lancet, http://www.thelancet.com
Price: Free
Keywords: drug treatment; pregnancy
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Poverty and Income
Article: David Leonhardt. 2002. "Wide
Racial Disparities Found in Costs of Mortgages." The New York Times.
5/1/02.
Summary: Conventional banks, despite recent progress, have failed
to reach many minority borrowers who would qualify for good mortgages
based on their salary and credit history, housing experts said.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/01/business/01LEND.html?pagewanted=print
Study: Center for Community
Change. 2002. Risk or Race? Racial Disparities and the Subprime Refinance
Market.
Available from: Center for Community Change, http://www.communitychange.org
Price: Free
Keywords: funding; home-owners
Article: Kenneth Gilpin. 2002. "Jobless
Rate Climbed to 6% in April." The New York Times. 5/3/02.
Summary: The nation's unemployment rate rose to 6 percent in April,
its highest level in nearly eight years.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/03/business/03CND-ECON.html?pagewanted=print
Study: Department of Labor. 2002. The Employment Situation:
April 2002.
Available from: The Department of Labor, http://www.dol.gov
Price: Free
Keywords: unemployment; workforce
Article: Dow Jones. 2002. "Report: Payments To Home
Health Workers Should Be Lowered."
The Wall Street Journal. 5/7/02
Summary: Congress should let a 15% reduction in payments to home
health providers go forward because
the industry is being overpaid, congressional investigators said Tuesday.
Location: http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,BT_CO_20020507_010283.djm,00.html
Study: General Accounting Office. 2002. Medicare Home Health Care:
Payments to Home Health Agencies Are Considerably Higher Than Costs.
Available from: The General Accounting Office, http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d02663.pdf
Price: Free
Keywords: health
care; health insurance
Article: Jennifer Saranow. 2002.
"Laid-Off Workers, Career Changers Are Taking a Pass on IT
Training." The Wall Street Journal. 5/10/02.
Summary: Last year IT firms lost 15% of their workers, compared
with just 4% for non-IT companies.
Location: http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1020976671886149800.djm,00.html
Study: The Information Technology Association of America. 2002.
Bouncing Back: Jobs, Skills
and the Continuing Demand for IT Workers.
Available from: ITTA, http://www.itaa.org/
Price: $75.00
Keywords: technology; job
security
Article: Associated Press. 2002. “State Money Woes
Likely to Continue.” The New York Times. 5/16/02.
Summary: State budget woes will probably continue for at least a
year despite signs of a national economic recovery.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-State-Budgets.html
Study: National Governors Association. 2002. The Fiscal Survey of
States – May 2002.
Available from: National Governors Association, http://www.nga.org
Price: Free
Keywords: funding; government
Article: Patrick Barta. 2002. “Initial Unemployment Claims Rise;
Once-Vibrant Housing Sector Tilts.” The Wall Street Journal. 5/17/02.
Summary: The latest batch of economic data suggest the labor market
is still weakening, and the housing industry, while healthy, is slowing.
Location: http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1021552093184166680.djm,00.html
Study: Department of Labor. 2002. Unemployment Insurance Weekly
Claims Report.
Available from: Department of Labor, http://dol.gov
Price: Free
Keywords: unemployment; workforce
demographics
Article:
Associated Press. 2002. “Lacking Insurance Bad for Your Health.” The
New York Times. 5/21/02.
Summary: People without health insurance are sick more often and
die sooner than the insured.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Uninsured.html
Study: Institute of Medicine. 2002. Care Without Coverage: Too
Little, Too Late.
Available from: Institute of Medicine, http://www.iom.edu/
Price: Free
Keywords: health insurance; death
rate
Article: Associated Press. 2002. "Key Jobless Figure Shows
a Decrease but Remains High." The New York Times. 5/31/02.
Summary: Fewer people filed new claims for unemployment insurance
for a second consecutive week.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/31/business/31ECON.html
Study: Department of Labor. 2002. Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims
Report.
Available from: The Department of Labor, http://www.dol.gov
Price: Free
Keywords: unemployment; workforce
Article: E.J. Dionne. 2002. "Faith-Based Welfare Reform."
The Washington Post, A31. 5/31/02.
Summary: Hundreds of thousands of welfare recipients have been able
to go to work precisely because the TANF program continues to give them
support after they leave the rolls.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36761-2002May30.html
Study: Center for Budget and Policy Priorities. 2002. Superwaiver
Would Cause Serious Damage to the Food Stamp Program and Risk Benefits to
Low-Income Families.
Available from: Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, http://www.centeronbudget.org/5-13-02fs2.htm
Price: Free
Keywords: welfare reform;
federal expenditures
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Of Interest
Article: Susan Okie. 2002. "Genetic Gains
Unlikely to Help World's Poor, Report Predicts." The Washington Post,
A03. 5/1/02.
Summary: The flood of new knowledge from genetic research is likely
to worsen inequalities in health between rich and poor countries unless
money, training and technical assistance are provided to help developing
countries benefit from new discoveries.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A11291-2002Apr30?language=printer
Study: World Health Organization. 2002. Genomics and World Health.
Available from: World Health Organization, http://www3.who.int/whosis/genomics/genomics_report.cfm
Price: Free
Keywords: poverty;
international comparisons
Article: Hillary Rodham Clinton and Joe
Lieberman. 2002. "Welfare Backsliding." The Washington Post,
A27. 5/3/02.
Summary: Senator Clinton and Lieberman discuss the merits of the
present welfare policy.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A24664-2002May2?language=printer
Keywords: welfare reform;
politics
Article: Howard French. 2002. "Death Does Them Part (Wives
Make Sure of That)" The New York Times. 5/9/02.
Summary: Notions of women's liberation have never taken root among
Japanese women. But with scant open conflict, the push for separate
burials is quietly becoming one of the country's fastest growing social
trends.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/09/international/asia/09JAPA.html
Keywords: international
comparisons; aging
Article: Sue Shellenbarger. 2002. "Modern Moms Face New Stresses
Of Moving In, Out of Work Force." The Wall Street Journal. 5/9/02.
Summary: Women's labor force participation is complicated children
and an economic downturn.
Location: http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1020887907619268240.djm,00.html
Keywords: workforce
demographics; professional women
Article: Pamela Brogan. 2002. “House Votes to Increase Work
Requirements for Welfare.” USA Today. 5/17/02.
Summary: The House of Representatives took a step toward revamping
the nation's welfare programs by passing a bill Thursday that would
require welfare recipients to work more hours.
Location: http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20020517/4121097s.htm
Keywords: welfare reform; federal
government
Article: Charles Lane. 2002. “Ruling Curbs Abortion Foes' Tactics.”
The Washington Post, A02. 5/17/02.
Summary: Anti-abortion activists who published
"Wanted"-style posters targeting abortion doctors and set up a
Web site accusing them of “crimes against humanity" were engaged in
illegal intimidation, not constitutionally protected political speech, a
San Francisco-based federal appeals court ruled yesterday.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30018-2002May16.html
Keywords: abortion; public
opinion
Article:
Associated Press. 2002. "Poverty Down in Many Southern States."
The New York Times. 5/23/02.
Summary: Though Census 2000 data for 29 states showed state poverty
rates declining across much of the South -- historically the nation's
poorest region -- they remained among the highest in the country in the
1990s. In another 11 states, poverty rates increased, though some gains
were slight.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Census-Poverty.html
Keywords: demographics; poverty
Article: Robin Toner. 2002. "Liberals Try to Reshape Welfare
Debate." The New York Times. 5/23/02.
Summary: Liberals hope to reshape the debate in the Senate to focus
on reducing poverty rather than just the welfare caseload.
Location: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/23/politics/23LIBS.html
Keywords: welfare reform; politics
Article: Tommy Thompson. 2002. "Giving New Workers The
Tools to Succeed." The Washington Post, A17. 5/28/02.
Summary: With the same boldness as in 1996, we need to move beyond
the existing Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) legislation
and improve the program so that it completes the transition of individuals
from dependence upon a welfare check to the independence of a paycheck.
Location: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18133-2002May27.html
Keywords: welfare reform; federal
expenditures
Article: Sue Shellenbarger. 2002. "Helping Parents to Deal With a
New Teen Angst." The Wall Street Journal. 5/30/02.
Summary: Facing intensifying competition for privileged slots in
academe and the world of work, many young people worry they won't be able
to make a good living.
Location: http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1022703582920928600.djm,00.html
Keywords: teenagers; parenting
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