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short readsJul 15, 2013

India ends the telegram, but internet access is not close behind

A chapter in technology history comes to a close today, when India’s state-owned telecom company, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, will send its last telegram after 163 years.
short readsJul 15, 2013

The number of American single fathers has grown substantially

The number of single father households has increased about ninefold since 1960, from less than 300,000 to more than 2.6 million in 2011.
short readsJul 14, 2013

As France celebrates Bastille Day, a dark mood pervades

On July 14, 1789, a large mob descended upon the Bastille prison in Paris, overrunning the garrison and executing the jail’s defenders. This event, which came after years of escalating tensions between the nobility and commoners over issues such as debt, taxation, and enlightenment ideals, became a flashpoint for the French Revolution. Two-hundred and twenty-four […]
short readsJul 12, 2013

The politics and demographics of food stamp recipients

The House on July 11 passed a farm bill stripped of funding for food stamps. A Pew Research survey last year found about one-in-five (22%) of Democrats say they had received food stamps compared with 10% of Republicans.
short readsJul 12, 2013

Gerald Ford at 100: The ’average’ president

He was the only U.S. president never to have been elected president or vice president. Gerald Ford, who would have turned 100 this Sunday, is also remembered by the public as a leader who was neither the best nor worst—just very average.
reportJul 12, 2013

Columbus Dispatch: Americans divided about rising number of nonreligious
reportJul 12, 2013

Anti-Japan sentiment sharply growing in China, South Korea according to polls
reportJul 12, 2013

The other side of Shinzo Abe: nationalism is taking a toll
reportJul 12, 2013

Feelings about Japan depend on who’s polled, and where
short readsJul 12, 2013

Chart of the Week: The wide world of bribery

Every year, Transparency International asks people around the world about their experiences with public corruption — more than 114,000 in 107 countries for their latest “Global Corruption Barometer.” The map below depicts the percentage of people in each of the surveyed countries who reported paying a bribe sometime in the past 12 months to any […]