2010 July | Here & Now

Artist Kip Fulbeck’s new book features photos of American mixed race children- from Claire, who’s background is Japanese/Italian, to Ben, a mix of Filipino, German, Irish, Native American and English.

Shirley Sherrod Speaks Out On Race Relations, Says Obama “Needs A Little Lesson,” Being A Mixed Race Kid In America, Bears That Attacked Campsite Are Captured, Compromise Energy Bill Heads To Senate, Former NFL Player Takes On Tanglewood

Arizonans Grapple With Judge’s Decision Striking Down Much Of New Immigration Law, China Moves Fast To Cover Country With High Speed Rail, Louisiana Activist Calls For Cutting Oil Dependence, Two Sisters Navigate Love, Historic Cookbooks And The Dot-Com Boom And Bust

Allegra Goodman’s new novel tells the story of two sisters navigating love, historic cookbooks and the dot-com boom and bust.

The Pros And Cons Of Renting Vs. Buying, The Downside Of Air Conditioning, Obama Administration Deports Record Number Of Illegal Immigrants, From Hanson To An Afghani-American Voice: Listeners Share Summer Music Picks

Release Of Wikileaks Documents Could Alter Debate On Afghan War Funding, A Closer Look At Eric Holder’s Justice Department, From Aggressive Dogs To Frostbitten Fingers, Letter Carriers Share Their Stories, ‘The Searchers’ Inspires Directors More Than 50 Years Later

A Closer Look At Wikileaks, Schools or Guns? Co-author of “Three Cups of Tea” Weighs in on What to do in Afghanistan, West Ratchets Up Pressure On Iran, But Do Sanctions Work?, How To Prevent The Next Oil Disaster, Singer-Songwriter Marc Cohn Puts A New Spin On 1970′s Hits

The AMC television show is set in the 1960s, but is the language too?

Tropical Storm Bearing Down On Gulf Hampers Efforts To Seal BP Well, BP Disaster Takes Toll On Mental Health, A Summer Fest Honors The Pierogi, Russian Tourists Head To Cuba, ‘Mad Men’ Captures 1960′s Look, But Not Always Language

And The Head of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Is?, The View From Behind The Niqab, Wyoming Puts A Price On Paradise, Study Shows Computers Lower Grades But Improve Cognitive Skills, Last Rose Farm In New England Re-Opens

The last rose farm in New England recently re-opened, thanks to a partnership that provides job training to people with autism.

We’ve talked about the “slow food” and “slow money” movements, now some are calling for slowing down and savoring reading.

A Closer Look At The Suicide Of Phoebe Prince, White House Reconsiders Decision To Oust USDA Official, Looking Past Lance In The Tour De France, Permanent Seal Would Make BP Well One Of Thousands Abandoned In The Gulf, Making The Case For Slow Reading

A heavily-edited video clip of Shirley Sherrod led to charges of racism and ended with her forced resignation at the Ag Department. Watch the full video.

Senate Expected To Extend Unemployment Benefits, ‘Top Secret America’ Explores Post-9/11 Expansion In National Security, Europe Deals With Booming Prison Population, Nannies And Caregivers Get New Labor Protections In New York State, Searching For The Deepest Place On Earth

Two teams of scientist-explorers set out to find the deepest place on earth in 2004. Author James M. Tabor recounts their dangerous search.

Government Agrees To Keep Cap Shut Despite Leakage, Hardwick, Vermont Writes Blueprint For Local Food Movement, Saving Sea Turtle Eggs From The Gulf Oil, From 1965 Quota Ban To Arizona’s New Law: How State Power Intersects With Immigration Policy, Singer’s Search For Birth Mother Inspires New Album

The local food movement brought new jobs and industry to Hardwick, Vermont, but farmer Ben Hewitt explains that most residents still can’t afford what’s grown there.

In his new novel, sociologist Allan Johnson tells the story of one woman’s struggle to recover after domestic violence claims the life of her only child.

BP’s Cap Stops Oil Flow, For Now, The Story Of One Woman’s Recovery In The Aftermath Of Domestic Violence, Lawyers Prepare To Defend Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Africa Looks Ahead After the World Cup, Underwater Discovery Made In Search For Babe Ruth’s Piano