The film industry and mainstream popular culture are notorious for promoting stereotypical images of Native Americans: the noble and ignoble savage, the pronoun-challenged sidekick, the ruthless warrior, the female drudge, the princess, the sexualized mai
The "graying of America" is perhaps the most significant demographic event of recent times. Health care and nutrition have improved, and baby boomers reaching middle age and retirement will influence American society both now and in the years to come. Vierck and Hodges present vital statistics on aging Americans in a readable and interesting format, describing trends, offering insights, and providing a framework for understanding the data.
Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk (Audio+Pdf)
Recent polls suggest that fewer than 40 per cent of Americans believe in Darwin's theory of evolution, despite it being one of science's best-established findings. More and more parents are refusing to vaccinate their children for fear it causes autism, though this link has been consistently disproved. And about 40 per cent of Americans believe that the threat of global warming is exaggerated, despite near consensus in the scientific community that manmade climate change is real. Why do people believe bunk? And what causes them to embrace such pseudoscientific beliefs and practices? ...
I noticed it in an obscure corner of the New York Herald of August 13, 1863 - the announcement that Philip Nolan had died on board the US corvette Levant. Now there is no need for secrecy any longer, and it seems to me worth while to tell a little of his story by way of showing young Americans of today what it is to be a man without a country.
By calling this book "Negro Americans - The Early Years", we try to give accurate accounts of some of those black men and women who gave their talents and lives to their country during its formative years.
