CNN: Mementos at the Memorial

Long before people posted their thoughts and feelings on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook, millions of people were doing just that on a different sort of wall.

CNN: Company wellness programs improve health, cut costs

Employee wellness programs just may be the cure for companies struggling to keep up with rapidly rising health care costs.

CNN: A brief history of government and health care

Interactive timeline of major events in the history of healthcare reform in the US

CNN: Actress won’t let disability dim her stars

Suzanne Richard was born to be an actress. She was also, however, born with osteogenesis imperfecta, a bone-crippling disorder that can mean a lifetime of health problems and physical disability. But rather than letting her condition hinder her acting ambitions, Richard has embraced it, and now works to encourage other actors with disabilities to do the same.

CNN: Biden tells graduating students to remain optimistic

Vice President Joe Biden delivered the commencement address to the class of 2009 at Syracuse University Sunday, telling students to remain optimistic despite the challenges the country faces.

CNN: Protesters rail against IMF, World Bank for a second day

Protesters gathered in downtown Washington Sunday to denounce the International Monetary Fund and World Bank during the two organizations’ joint annual spring meetings.

CNN: Michelle Obama wax figure wows adoring fans

First lady Michelle Obama was not in Washington on Tuesday, but one might have thought so from the commotion on F Street.
Crowds lined up around the block to see the new Michelle Obama wax figure at Madam Tussauds in Washington.

CNN: Thousands flock to D.C. for Cherry Blossom Parade

Thousands of visitors lined Constitution Avenue in Washington on Saturday morning for the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade.

CNN: ‘Farm fresh’ movement a growing food trend

“Michelle Obama is not the only one looking to feed her family freshly picked produce.

Just a few blocks away from Pennsylvania Avenue, nestled between the National Archives and the Portrait Gallery, a small farmers market offers city dwellers an abundance of locally grown produce, homemade pastries, jams and other handcrafted goods.”

Review of Power and Powerlessness: Quiescence and Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley

“One might find it hard to comprehend why anyone would go without protesting or rebelling against such dire and unimaginable living conditions. Yet, for over a hundred years in Central Appalachia, poor mining families coped with the above conditions with little attempt at seeking reforms. Through a case study of the coal mining towns in this region, John Gaventa examines the reasons why democracy can at times fail to protect the rights of certain groups of people. “