Jerry Sandusky and the Mind of a Pedophile
The New Yorker, Malcolm Gladwell | September 24, 2012
When monsters roam free, we assume that people in positions of authority ought be able to catch them if only they did their jobs. But a pedophile is someone adept not just at preying on children, but at deceiving the adults responsible for those children.
Student Achievement Targets Vary By Race, Income
The Washington Post, Emma Brown | September 18, 2012
For the past decade, public schools have been aiming to help all students reach math and reading proficiency by 2014. Now, in Washington, D.C. and other states, goals over the next five years tend be lower for black, Hispanic and poor children.
Study: America Will Be Overwhelmingly Obese by 2030
Wired, Chuck Squatriglia | September 18, 2012
A new report makes dire predictions about soaring levels of type 2 diabetes, coronary disease and other deadly, costly health ailments facing Americans if we don't step up efforts to slim down.
HIV Inmates and ACLU Take Alabama to Court Over Segregation
ABC News, Colleen Curry | September 17, 2012
Alabama and South Carolina are the only states that separate HIV-positive inmates from their peers. Alabama prisoners take their accusations of discrimination to federal court.
Back to School
This American Life | September 14, 2012
As kids and teachers head back to school, a look at an emerging theory about what to teach kids.
Leader of Underage Prostitution Ring Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison
The Washington Post, Justin Jouvenal | September 14, 2012
A federal court convicted a gang member who used Facebook and MySpace to lure girls into forced prostitution.
Will Pennsylvania Execute a Man Who Killed His Abusers?
The Nation, Liliana Segura | September 12, 2012
Terrance Williams is scheduled to die on October 3 for murdering two men who sexually abused him as a child. The jury that convicted him never heard about the repeated rapes and now child advocates and anti-death penalty activists are pushing for clemency
