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An Epic Struggle for Equal Opportunity Alan Jay Rom , Laura Kaplan
Category: Education Published: January 2005
In what could be a watershed case for the rest of the country, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court may force the Commonwealth to ante up millions of dollars to ensure that poor school districts receive equitable funding.
 
Are We Alone in the Universe? The Search for an Answer Moves from Telescopes to Computers Sean Raymond
Category: Science & Technology Published: January 2005
"More than 100 planets have been detected from around other stars in the last 10 years. None of these are thought to support life because they are gas giants. Earth-sized planets have not been discovered yet because it is harder to spot smaller planets."
 
Can the UN Battle Terrorism Effectively? David Cortright
Category: Worldview Published: January 2005
Security Council resolutions have "mobilized states for a campaign of nonmilitary cooperative law enforcement measures to combat global terrorism."
 
Criminal Neglect Joseph A. Califano Jr. , Charles W. Colson
Category: Law & Justice Published: January 2005
". . . A top-to-bottom overhaul of the nation's juvenile justice systems is mandatory if these [troubled youngsters] ever are to avoid becoming adult crime statistics."
 
Do You Speak American? Robert MacNeil
Category: Life in America Published: January 2005
"Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit"; a documentary on the English language, as spoken in the U.S., is airing on PBS.
 
Might a Green Phoenix Rise from Red Ashes? Viktor Vovk , Thomas Prugh
Category: Ecology Published: January 2005
Is sustainable development for Ukraine and other post-communist nations possible after the previous regime's singleminded focus on industrial expansion was accomplished through the ruthless exploitation of natural resources?
 
Remarkable Rats Lawrence R. Heaney
Category: Focus on Nature Published: January 2005
". . . Most [of these Filipino rodents] look nothing like anyone's typical image of a rat. They range from large, furry, long-tailed leaf-eaters to tiny, mouse-like creatures that feed on soft-bodied soil invertebrates."
 
Spain in the Age of Exploration
Category: Museums Today Published: January 2005
"The Royal Court . . . Used the enlargement of the Spanish realm not only to increase the Crown's resources, but to gather knowledge that enriched European understanding of the wider world."
 
Terrorism's Violence Warp Llewellyn D. Howell
Category: The World Today Published: January 2005
"The Bush Administration, from the very beginning, has failed to define accurately the conflict with Islamic terrorists."
 
The Bear Hungers On: Will Russia Get--and Keep--Its Act Together? Murray Weidenbaum
Category: Economics Published: January 2005
The major republic of the former Soviet Union is full of economic possibilities--and major pitfalls.
 
The Media's Indecency Dilemma Raymond L. Fischer
Category: Mass Media Published: January 2005
Can public outrage, Congressional hearings, and larger FCC fines stem the tide of "indecency" flooding the airwaves?
 
The Tax Reform Revolution Murray Weidenbaum
Category: National Affairs Published: January 2005
"The four approaches to tax reform--flat, USA, national sales, and value-added--all are variations on the same theme. All would shift the base of Federal taxation from income to consumption while simplifying the process of complying with the tax law."
 
The Truth About the Sleuth Wayne M. Barrett
Category: Entertainment Published: January 2005
Forget Hollywood's myriad misrepresentations concerning the great detective. The genuine Sherlock Holmes is alive and well on DVD. Quick, the game is afoot!
 
Unmistakably Marilyn
Category: USA Yesterday Published: January 2005
"The exhibition explores how the power of photography helped transmute the shy Norma Jeane into the most iconic screen goddess of all time--the myth that is Marilyn Monroe."