Monthly Archives: October 2009
FBI Says Top Scientist Sold Secrets
Last month, inside one of the many hotels lining Connecticut Avenue in downtown Washington, one of the country’s top defense scientists allegedly offered to sell his nation’s secrets to an Israeli spy. At least Stewart Nozette thought the man was a Mossad agent. In reality, according to court papers, he was an undercover agent...
Federal Officials Revamp Illegal Immigrant Program
Joanna, an undocumented Mexican woman living in Smyrna, Ga., thinks twice about going to Mexican restaurants. She fears local police are watching them for illegal immigrants. Once, when her kitchen caught fire, she “was determined to put it out” herself, terrified that if she called 911 she would be deported. In nearby Austell, a...
David Robinson: Former NBA Player Turns to Education
David Robinson was always one of the NBA’s goody-two-shoes (in his case, a robust size 17), especially when he played alongside NBA bad boy Dennis Rodman in the mid-1990s. While other ballplayers’ off-the-court behavior has landed them in the tabloids for one sin or another, Robinson, 44, a devout Christian, has made a name...
Eve Ensler: Vagina Monologues Playwright Tackles Violence Against Women
Eve Ensler never imagined her 1996 play The Vagina Monologues would become a worldwide phenomenon, with performances staged in more than 120 countries. But Ensler, 56, pivoted from playwright to activist, leveraging the play’s popularity into V-Day, an annual event that raises awareness of violence against women. She travels the world teaching activists, raising...
