http://wordforword.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Word for Word en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:23:36 GMT 2010-01-01T07:23:36Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977499615&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace There are many reasons for people who care about food to object to the genetic modification of seeds.  Who wants to eat a tomato containing a fish or a fly gene, after all?  Now Prince Charles . . . Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:19:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977499615&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Dorine H. 2008-11-06T17:19:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977410540&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace War is a major issue in the 2008 presidential election. But Yale University law professor and author Stephen Carter says the U.S. has a bigger problem than just withdrawal or escalation of troops in . . . Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:52:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977410540&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Suzanne P. 2008-08-08T15:52:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977410519&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace In 2006, Australian mountain climber Lincoln Hall was left for dead on Mount Everest. Twelve hours later, he was found by a fellow climber ... alive and sitting cross-legged on the ridge of the mountain. . . . Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:39:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977410519&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Suzanne P. 2008-08-01T16:39:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977408314&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace You may have heard there's no such thing as a free lunch, but David Cay Johnston says there is — and wealthy Americans do get richer because of it.  Johnston is Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter . . . Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:14:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977408314&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Suzanne P. 2008-07-28T20:14:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977400358&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Summer is the season of insects and therefore, the season of insect repellant. Humans have always battled bugs, but James McWilliams says chemical insecticides came into the picture by accident. . . . Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:31:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977400358&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Suzanne P. 2008-07-18T15:31:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977395625&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace There have been many discussions on the true nature of Islam — of terrorists who perform violent acts in the name of Islam and whether this extremist behavior has widespread support — but . . . Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:44:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977395625&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Suzanne P. 2008-07-11T20:44:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977389031&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace The end of the presidential primary season leaves voters with just two choices -- but who will be the nation's pick for the White House? That was the subject of a roundtable on the presidential candidates . . . Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:06:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977389031&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Suzanne P. 2008-07-04T15:06:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977383923&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace We've all seen the price tags ticking higher. The cost of gas and groceries is skyrocketing. It's forcing Americans to make tough choices, and around the world, people in developing countries . . . Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:32:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977383923&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Suzanne P. 2008-06-27T16:32:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977378545&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Tim Weiner of the New York Times has covered intelligence and national security issues for two decades and has won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting. Weiner's latest book, "Legacy of Ashes: . . . Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:56:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977378545&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Suzanne P. 2008-06-20T20:56:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977372252&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace In 2004, NFL football star-turned-Army Ranger Pat Tillman was killed in Afghanistan. While the Pentagon initially said Pat Tillman died heroically in an enemy ambush, the military later disclosed what . . . Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:09:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977372252&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Larissa Anderson 2008-06-13T18:09:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977363364&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace After a prolonged primary season, Democratic Senator Barack Obama and Republican Senator John McCain are now their parties' presumptive nominees for president.  This week, Word for Word . . . Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:16:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977363364&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Suzanne P. 2008-06-06T18:16:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977352245&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace The news of Sen. Edward Kennedy's incurable brain tumor struck hard in Washington this week. Capitol Hill's boldest liberal, the Massachusetts senator is respected by members on both sides of . . . Fri, 23 May 2008 19:07:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977352245&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Larissa Anderson 2008-05-23T19:07:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977347046&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Gene Healy, author of "The Cult of the Presidency: America's Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power," is concerned the presidential candidates -- and the voting public -- have a grandiose . . . Fri, 16 May 2008 19:24:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977347046&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Suzanne P. 2008-05-16T19:24:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977342239&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Roger Mudd was CBS's Washingtoin correspondent for two decades, covering some monumental stories  in American history, including  Watergate  and the Vietnam war.   In a speech . . . Fri, 09 May 2008 19:29:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977342239&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Larissa Anderson 2008-05-09T19:29:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977337149&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace We've all heard the clips. Here's your chance to hear the whole thing. Word for Word features Reverend Jeremiah Wright's entire April 28 speech at the National Press Club , where he defended . . . Fri, 02 May 2008 17:13:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977337149&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Larissa Anderson 2008-05-02T17:13:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977332152&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace In his new book, "The bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in The American Century," two-time Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Steve Coll takes a look at the epic story of the world's most famous . . . Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:05:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977332152&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Larissa Anderson 2008-04-25T19:05:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977300925&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Joseph Nye says it's time for Americans to redefine their idea of leadership. Nye, the inventor of the term "soft power," is out with a new book titled "The Powers to Lead," in . . . Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:09:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977300925&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Larissa Anderson 2008-04-03T19:09:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977326875&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Ward Connerly, chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute, is a prominent opponent of affirmative action and in a recent debate argued for the removal of race-based preferences: "I think . . . Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:49:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977326875&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Larissa Anderson 2008-04-18T20:49:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977307775&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Nuclear proliferation is no longer limited to the world s superpowers. Many people increasingly fear that nukes could fall into the hands of extremists or terrorists, including George Schultz, former . . . Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:47:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977307775&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Larissa Anderson 2008-04-11T14:47:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977295142&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Word for Word features political commentator and columnist E.J. Dionne on the role of religion in politics. Here's the show description: Author and Washington Post columnist says the era of . . . Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:06:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977295142&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Larissa Anderson 2008-03-28T17:06:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977290177&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace The Bush Administration said in 2003 that the Iraq war would cost about $50 billion. Five years later, hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent -- about $12 billion every month.  Nobel winning . . . Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:44:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977290177&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Larissa Anderson 2008-03-21T15:44:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977284527&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace CNN's Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour has covered just about every major story over the past 25 years, but it was her reporting about the genocide in the Balkans that she says . . . Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:53:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977284527&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Larissa Anderson 2008-03-14T19:53:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977278388&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Parker Palmer is the author of the books, "The Courage to Teach" and "Let Your Life Speak." He has his doctorate in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley and is the . . . Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:18:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977278388&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Larissa Anderson 2008-03-07T20:18:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977271749&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Remember Ben Stein, the boring teacher in the movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"? Or, maybe you remember him from his seven-year stint as the host of the Emmy award-winning . . . Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:49:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977271749&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Larissa Anderson 2008-02-29T14:49:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977265353&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Does the environmental movement have the ability to create the political change needed to effectively stop or slow global warming? Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger have been known . . . Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:34:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977265353&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Larissa Anderson 2008-02-22T20:34:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977261681&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace The United States' relationship with Iran seems to be hanging in a delicate diplomatic balance. There's the news about the possible threat of Iran's nuclear program and reports about its involvement . . . Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:14:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977261681&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Larissa Anderson 2008-02-19T20:14:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977253210&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Does hate speech deserve protection under the First Amendment? The Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Lewis says it does.  But, in his new book, "Freedom for the Thought That We Hate: . . . Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:10:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977253210&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Larissa Anderson 2008-02-08T19:10:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977253025&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Does race matter in the presidential election? Conservative African-American author Shelby Steele says Barack Obama's political success says more about white America than it does Senator Barack . . . Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:06:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977253025&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Larissa Anderson 2008-02-08T16:06:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977253011&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace What advice would you give the next president of the United States? Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has a few ideas. She's supporting Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton, but she . . . Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:44:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977253011&grpId=3659174697252131&nav=Groupspace Larissa Anderson 2008-02-08T15:44:10Z