He was one of the most influential figures in the early days of Hollywood. He also became the key player in perhaps the first “Hollywood scandal,” which Americans have now become so familiar with. Now, the films of “Fatty” Arbuckle are being resurrected thanks to a Massachusetts-based orchestral group, which is touring the country performing [...]

Israeli troops have invaded and captured most of Yasser Arafat’s compound in Ramallah, bringing Israelis and Palestinians to the brink of a state of war. The military operation comes in the wake of another suicide bombing in Israel, the third since the Passover feast began Wednesday night.
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon used bellicose language this [...]

Racial and ethnic minorities receive inferior health care as compared to white Americans, even when factors like income and insurance are controlled for, according to a new study.
While the gaps in health indicators among racial groups has been well-known, this new study points to actual biases inside doctor’s offices. As one member of the study’s [...]

Once a reliable thread that held American society together, the institution of marriage is falling apart, argues sociologist James Q. Wilson. And the results, he says, are devastating.
It’s hard to argue with Wilson’s argument about the fate of marriage. The percentage of American children living in two-family homes has been declining since the 1960’s. More [...]

“Cities that never had phone service are being wired for broadband,” says Edward Tian, the man credited with building the Internet in China. “We are basically wiring the nation with fiber that will bring limitless opportunity to the people.”
Yahoo! Internet Life magazine writer David Sheff has followed the key players in the Internet boom that [...]

Last year, James Carroll’s book “Constantine’s Sword” outlined the long history of anti-Semitism in Christianity and offered ideas as to how we might reach atonement and forgiveness. One year later the Catholic Church is wrapped up in a priest scandal, and the United States finds itself walking a thin tightrope in the Middle East, and [...]

Many Americans have changed their views on George W. Bush since September 11th. And in many ways, the President himself has changed since that fateful day. But at his core, George W. remains the down-home, unpolished cowboy that most Americans first met during the 2000 campaign.
New York Times reporter Frank Bruni forged a close working [...]

Robert Mugabe was supposed to be the savior of Zimbabwe. Twenty-two years ago, he led a revolution against fascist, minority rule, setting up a democracy in 1980. But since then, Mugabe has led his country on a downward path towards dictatorship.
Earlier this month, Mugabe won a fifth, six-year term as Zimbabwe’s President. The election was [...]

The Supreme Court is mulling over the legality of mandatory drug testing for high school students in a case that some fear could have far-reaching effects in schools across the nation.
The case involves a teenager from Oklahoma, who refused to take a drug test that was required of her because she was a member of [...]

“This moment is so much bigger than me. This moment is for Dorothy Dandridge, Lena Horne, Diahann Carroll. It’s for the women who stand behind me, Jada Pinkett, Angela Bassett, Vivica Fox and it’s for every nameless faceless woman of color that now has a chance because this door tonight has been opened.”
With those words, [...]

Music has the ability to speak to us with a depth that can far surpass words, especially in uncertain times like today. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself why? Composer Robert Kapilow has the answer.
This hour, Robert Kapilow explains what makes great music great. From “Appalachin Spring” to “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” Kapilow [...]

The center of the world’s largest movie-making machine is not in California. In fact, it’s half a world away in Bombay, India. Nicknamed “Bollywood,” the Bombay film industry churns out 800 films a year to a daily audience of 14 million viewers.
Bollywood movies often follow a similar formula: lots of songs and choreographed dances, bloodless [...]

David Brock has a confession to make. Almost everything the best-selling onetime rightwing hero journalist wrote in the 1990’s was a lie. And not little white lies that don’t matter. But big lies with huge consequences. Lies that discredited Anita Hill in her battle with Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas. Lies that almost brought down [...]

For the first time in 12,000 years, open water sits in a region of eastern Antarctica, after the rapid melting of a giant piece of floating ice roughly the size of Rhode Island.
Scientists agree that the quick disintegration of the Larsen B ice shelf, which has existed since the Ice Age, is a remarkable geological [...]

Violent clashes between Israelis and Palestinians have become an all-too-familiar news headline recently. With all the violence and death that have plagued the Middle East over the past couple of months, it is difficult to remember that each attack and killing impacts real people.
The Bereaved Families’ Forum (”Bereaved Parents Circle”) is a group that was [...]

Love him or hate him, everyone has an opinion about the presidency of Bill Clinton. To some, he was a slick politician, dishonest and lacking any real conviction. To others, he was a steady leader, who oversaw an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity.
Political journalist Joe Klein began covering Bill Clinton even before he set [...]

Jane Swift, who made national headlines when she became the first Governor ever to give birth while in office, tearfully announced she would not run for the office this November.
Swift cited the difficulty of balancing the increasing demands of being Governor of a state in a budget crisis and being the mother the young twins [...]

Vice President Dick Cheney is wrapping up a 12-nation tour designed to foster Arab support for a possible U.S. military mission in Iraq. In addition to working to build an alliance against Saddam Hussein, Cheney undoubtedly also spoke with Arab leaders about the ongoing fighting between Israelis and Palestinians and the overall goals of the [...]

If an ignorance of history dooms one to repeat the mistakes of the past, America could be in a lot of trouble. As countless studies and Jay Leno skits demonstrate, Americans do not have a good understanding of their historical roots. Now one history professor and cognitive psychologist is arguing that the way in which [...]

Despite having called foreign aid a waste and sometimes even harmful in the past, President Bush announced $5 billion in new aid to developing countries late last week. Bush called the aid an important part of the war on terrorism, because it would help eliminate the conditions of poverty that allow terrorist to thrive.
The United [...]