http://kosu.org The State's Public Radio Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:01:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bucks for broccoli or cash for carrots? Financial incentives aimed at encouraging healthier choices are catching on from New Zealand to the Philippines. Workplaces in the United States have been offering incentives for weight loss. In a London-based study, dieters got paid when they dropped pounds. Now researchers are interested ... http://kosu.org/2010/03/why-making-healthful-foods-cheaper-isnt-enough/ The Federal Communications Commission says its much anticipated national broadband plan, which will be unveiled Tuesday, will help make Internet access faster, cheaper and more pervasive. To help deliver on that promise, FCC officials commissioned a study from Yochai Benkler at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society. They ... http://kosu.org/2010/03/will-the-national-broadband-plan-come-up-short/ As Mexican President Felipe Calderon's drug war pushes into its fourth year, the border city of Juarez has become one of the most violent places on earth.Kidnapping and extortion are so common that the government runs public service announcements on the radio about how to not be a victim. Executions ... http://kosu.org/2010/03/grief-rage-fuel-juarez-mothers-search-for-justice/ The powerful grass-roots organization that then-candidate Obama's campaign built was supposed to help President Obama pass legislation. Organizing for America, as the operation is now called, has held meetings, sent e-mails and knocked on doors advocating for health care. But it hasn't added any oomph to the president's top legislative ... http://kosu.org/2010/03/can-obamas-grass-roots-sway-the-fall-vote/ For years, Katie Sleep's life was dominated by a grueling commute. She remembers never eating dinner before dark, never getting to watch her kids play in the yard. When she lived in San Francisco, she would drop her kids off at day care at 6:00 a.m. in order to get ... http://kosu.org/2010/03/more-employers-make-room-for-work-life-balance/ This recession has been called the "mancession" by some because men have suffered the largest number of job losses. But it hasn't been easy for women either — especially those of the baby-boom generation. The Labor Department says the number of women ages 45 to 64 who are long-term unemployed ... http://kosu.org/2010/03/unemployment-rate-doubles-for-older-women/ For those who think working 9 to 5 is all takin' and no givin' (as Dolly Parton once sang), there are options for a more flexible work arrangement. Don’t know your flextime from your job sharing? Here's a quick primer. Flextime is when employees choose their own work hours within ... http://kosu.org/2010/03/options-on-the-flex-work-menu/ It's open mic night at the Bazaar Cafe in San Francisco. A musician who calls himself Porter steps up with a guitar and harmonica strapped around his neck. The small cafe is packed, though it's mostly packed with other singer-songwriters.Porter is 27, and he's making his first album at a ... http://kosu.org/2010/03/who-needs-labels-when-youve-got-ascap/ The gap between the personal wealth of white and black Americans has grown wider. That's the takeaway from a report, released this week by the Insight Center for Community Economic Development. Guest host Jacki Lyden speaks with Dr. Julianne Malveaux, an economist and president of Bennett College, about the so-called ... http://kosu.org/2010/03/report-shows-racial-wealth-gap-widening/ A quarter century ago, Apple touted itself as the alternative to computer hegemony. But its new iPad grows works only with applications approved by and sold through Apple. Host Guy Raz talks to Slate technology columnist Farhad Manjoo about whether Apple is stifling innovation by building the type of empire ... http://kosu.org/2010/03/is-apple-entering-an-age-of-empire/
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