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The New America Foundation's Stephen Burd has been investigating the for-profit college industry for The Washington Monthly and joins us with more on what ...

Men represent 80 percent of job losses in the U.S. since last fall, according the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics. Traditionally male domains like construction and manufacturing were hit especially hard. Globally, public opinion singles out the macho culture of investment bankers for taking aggressive risks in the market.

Meanwhile, conventionally women's trades are gaining ground and in countries like Iceland and Lithuania women are gaining political power as well. No wonder some are naming this recession a he-cession.

... a campaign against Taliban and Islamic jihadi forces. Nicholas Schmidle tells his story in a new book, To Live or to Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan. He joins us from The New America Foundation, where he is an American Strategy Fellow.

We wanted to find out how parents can encourage their kids’ use of technology without losing control. So we called up two experts in the field. First, Warren Buckleitner, editor of Children’s Technology Review, and author of a recent study on young children’s tech habits, and Lisa Guernsey, senior policy analyst at New America Foundation, and author of the 2007 book Into the Minds of Babes. Link to audio

Here are the basics – the government sets aside a small nest egg for every child, which would grow until they reach age 18. At that point the account-holder could begin to withdraw money for college, a home, and eventually retirement. The movement is not without its critics, who say it’s a slippery slope to a privatized social safety net.

Ray Boshara joins us with more on the idea. He directs the Asset Building Program at the New America Foundation, and has worked… more

In the world of social insects, the lowly termite gets no respect. Sure, ants and bees have their champions and are lauded for their social cohesion and industriousness. Termites, on the other hand, are the bane of homeowners everywhere. They eat up about $11 billion in U.S. property each year. Some species also have the rather unsocial habit of snapping the heads off of invading ants.

But termites may have gotten a bad rap. With rising oil prices, their ability to… more