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Ice Bucket Challenge: Can Other Nonprofits Reproduce It?
By Beth Kanter Is success of the Ice Bucket Challenge a happy accident for ALS and the people who suffer from the disease or is…
Read ArticleVictory! Immigration Authorities Must Stop Coercing Immigrants Into Signing Away Their Rights
By Gabriela Rivera and Mitra Ebadolahi One night last summer, Patricia’s mother, Marta, did not come home. She had been in poor mental health, but…
Read ArticleWhat it’s Like to Work in Mississippi’s Only Abortion Clinic
By Sarah Kliff There are three doctors who terminate pregnancies at Mississippi’s only abortion clinic, a bright pink building in Jackson. Two keep their identities…
Read ArticlePeople With Down Syndrome Are Pioneers in Alzheimer’s Research
By Jon Hamilton When researchers at the University of California, San Diego wanted to study an experimental Alzheimer’s drug last year, they sought help from an unlikely…
Read ArticleNurses’ visits curb deaths among poor, single women and their children
By Lenny Bernstein A program that provides poor, single, first-time mothers with intensive support from visiting nurses reduced death rates among both the women and their children,…
Read ArticleHow The ALS Association Should Spend Donations From the #IceBucketChallenge
Three weeks ago The ALS Association (The ALSA), known for global research, advocacy and care services for those fighting Lou Gehrig’s Disease, launched the “Ice…
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