With Fear and Wonder in Its Wake, Sputnik Lifted Us Into the Future
Fifty years ago, before most people living today were born, the beep-beep-beep of Sputnik was heard round the world. It was the sound of wonder and foreboding. Nothing would ever be quite the same again.

The Poor Will Always Be With Us
According to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data, one in eight American families lives below the poverty line. But network news has devoted less than one half of one percent to coverage of poverty and the poor.