There are more African Americans under criminal jurisdiction, either in prison or jail or on probation or parole, than were slaves a decade before the onset of the Civil War.  In the Chicago area alone, nearly 80% of African American men have bee... […]

I’m counting the days until Courageous Parents, Confident Kids comes out in hard copy!  I was excited to write a chapter about mothers online finding their political mojo, if you will, as part of this project launched by […]

Jayne is a 6-year-old who is a total weirdo in that she competes in beauty pageants because she wants to. And despite all the heavy makeup, she's still just a goofy kid who says a lot of delightfully wacky things. More » […]

On Wednesday, Kathleen Sebelius went into chide the health insurance companies. Or at least that's what she was supposed to do according to the notes... […]

Tensions are rising as the caucus tries to stem the high unemployment rate among African-Americans. […]

Two new movie futures exchanges are being created that would allow movie studios to hedge against a film's box office performance, spreading the risk if the picture is a dud. Last week, 90 Hollywood executives watched a demonstration of The Cantor... […]