by Cliff Vaughn | Oct 6, 2003 | News
More “embedded” advertisements mean more susceptible viewers—and for the sake of honesty, the government should step in. So says a consumer watchdog group backed by Ralph Nader. Portland-based Commercial Alert, founded by Nader and Gary Ruskin, filed a...
by Cliff Vaughn | Oct 3, 2003 | News
Children aren’t the only ones asking if they’ll see their pets in heaven. Theologians wonder too. With 62 percent of U.S. households having pets, according to the recent National Pet Owners Survey, the link between animals and spirituality may be more...
by Bob Allen | Oct 2, 2003 | News
Seven out of 10 Americans think it is OK to display the Ten Commandments in a public school or government building, but nearly two thirds would oppose a similar display containing a verse from the Koran, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. The poll suggests...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Oct 1, 2003 | News
An estimated 22 million Americans abused drugs or alcohol or were dependent on one or both in 2002, according to recent statistics by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. According to the September report, 19.5 million Americans 12 and older, or one in...
by Bob Allen | Sep 29, 2003 | News
The number of Americans living in poverty grew by 1.7 million last year, according to new estimates by the Census Bureau. The new report, the Current Population Survey, is considered more accurate than preliminary figures released three weeks ago and is used by the...
by Bob Allen | Sep 24, 2003 | News
President Bush defended the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq Tuesday in a speech to the United Nations but asked world leaders for help in his plan to build an orderly transition to democratic rule in the nation recovering from war and years under a repressive regime. Bush...
