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Illinois Group Aims to Trim Maternal Health Gaps
Illinois maternal and infant mortality rates are declining but remain high for African Americans. Health advocates are planning to launch this fall European-style pilot programs that might narrow the gap and improve the city’s health profile.
(Women’s eNews, May 26, 2008)
Tags: chicago, health, illinois, infant mortality, jeff fleischer, reproductive health, womens enews
Bosch’s “The Garden of Earthly Delights”
Hieronymous Bosch forever changed religious painting with his horrifying scenes of monsters and demons. There’s no better example than his famous triptych of the fall from grace.
(Mental_Floss, November/December 2007)
Tags: art, bosch, el bosco, el jardin delicioso, garden of earthly delights, hieronymous bosch, jeff fleischer, mental floss, painting
Drama at DePaul
How a Catholic university became the unlikely site of academic feuds about Israel.
(World Jewish Digest, July 2007)
Tags: academic freedom, alan dershowitz, depaul, israel, jeff fleischer, jewish, norman finkelstein, thomas klocek, university, world jewish digest
Superman’s Other Secret Identity
A new book looks at Jewish themes in the stories of popular super heroes.
(World Jewish Digest, August 2006)
Tags: book review, comics, jeff fleischer, jewish, super heroes, superman, world jewish digest
Sudan’s Shame
It seems Sudan’s government is behind the brutal Janjaweed militias.
(Mother Jones, July 21, 2004)
Tags: daily mojo, darfur, genocide, jeff fleischer, mother jones, sudan
Down Under Suspicion
Australia takes a critical look at its own intelligence agencies.
(Mother Jones, July 23, 2004)
Tags: 9/11, andrew wilkie, australia, daily mojo, flood report, intelligence, jeff fleischer, john howard, mother jones
The Jewish Vote Hath Spoken
Jewish voters were closely divided in the early Democratic primaries, while the small Jewish Republican base chose John McCain.
(World Jewish Digest, March 2008)
Tags: 2008 election, democrats, jeff fleischer, jewish, primary, world jewish digest
