Revised nutrition labeling won’t improve our diets
CHICAGO — The journal Health Affairs and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently published a policy brief about the latest federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans, introduced with this succinct...
View ArticleExpect more from low income, minority students
CHICAGO — We’ve heard for years that when it comes to African-Americans, Hispanics and low-income minority communities in general, expectations for academic achievement are low.
View ArticleHaving the tough talk about how we wish to die
CHICAGO — There’s no better time than now to talk about dying. And if the best-seller lists are any indication, it’s a really hot topic these days.
View ArticleIt’s stressful to break the cycle of poverty
CHICAGO — Though we like to think of a college degree as an unqualified good, it isn’t always. Maybe even especially not so for those who are seen to be the greatest beneficiaries of a...
View ArticleDo Democrats deserve the minority vote?
CHICAGO — So let’s just posit that Hillary Clinton wins the presidency in November because her opponent, Donald Trump, is so off-putting that African-Americans, Hispanics, Asian-Americans — and others...
View ArticleLong-term effects of a childhood in hunger
CHICAGO — In a country where the biggest headlines about food are about the prickly issues of overconsumption and weight loss, prolonged hunger is difficult for most people to relate to.
View ArticleA Bill of Rights for domestic workers
CHICAGO — Workers’ rights are on a bit of a roll these days. Not only are $15 minimum-wage increases starting to take hold in top cities across the country, but bills mandating paid sick time are...
View ArticlePinch your nose and vote for the lesser of two evils
CHARLESTON, S.C. — On rare occasions, Americans coalesce around a common cause, usually following some calamity — a terrorist attack, a natural disaster or, say, during a presidential election.
View ArticlePassion, practice, purpose, hope equal grit
CHICAGO — Education policy wonks have been hearing the gospel of grit as evangelized by Angela Duckworth for years now. Her premise that academic success can be attributed to a child’s tolerance for...
View ArticleLet’s not squander the talents of our immigrants
CHICAGO — It is often said that the problem with immigrants is that they’re poor and contribute only their cheap labor when they get here.
View ArticleTrump supporters, like everyone, deserve to be heard
CHICAGO — So far, the smartest thing I’ve read about this election season was written by Christina Saenz-Alcantara, a “Chicana small-business owner, daily meditator and nonprofit advocate” on the...
View ArticleSweet side of a transcendent prizefighter
CHICAGO — Muhammad Ali kissed me once. On the cheek.
View ArticleA Trump-Sotomayor alliance on judicial impartiality?
CHICAGO — Imagine that: Donald Trump and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor now agree on the role of heritage in a judge’s ability to be impartial. They both say it’s a nonissue.
View ArticleSeeking a path to academic success for low-income children
CHICAGO — In his new book, “Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why,” journalist Paul Tough investigates the challenge of educating low-income children, who now account for more than half of all...
View ArticleHunger never takes a holiday or summer break
CHICAGO — Though summer tends to deliver a few opportunities to put our feet up and take it easy, hunger never takes a holiday.
View ArticleAsian-Americans can’t escape the pigeonhole
CHICAGO — It has been nearly a year since the Pew Research Center reported that Asian immigrants are elbowing Latin Americans aside and are projected to become the largest immigrant group by 2055....
View ArticleNews spectacle unfolds on your phone
CHICAGO (TNS) — In the days after the 9/11 attacks, mental health experts pleaded that the public not steep themselves and their families in the wall-to-wall footage of death and terror.
View ArticleDiversifying the workplace a net gain for us all
CHICAGO — There is near-universal agreement that Silicon Valley needs more diversity.
View ArticleDining hall chow reveals educational divide at private colleges
CHICAGO — As they select schools for their children, should well-off Americans consider their college decisions a moral act?
View ArticleFor the kids, turn down that racket
CHICAGO — In his book “The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want,” Garret Keizer writes: “Noise is not the most important problem in the world. Compared to the disasters of famine, war, and global...
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