Poverty growing. The early impact of the worst recession since the 1930s pushed median incomes down, forced millions more people into poverty and left more Americans without health care in 2008, according to new annual survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Global warming. The Obama administration’s senior negotiator on global warming warned Thursday that developed and developing nations remained deeply divided in talks on reducing greenhouse gases and that time was running out before United Nations treaty negotiations in December.
UN women "super-agency." The general assembly was set to ratify the new agency – which would have a budget of around $1bn and consolidate four existing bodies that deal with women's issues – before its current session concludes on Monday. But Egypt, Cuba, Sudan and Iran have mounted a last-minute campaign to delay ratification.
Quote of the day. “We used to be able to use 9/11 as a touchstone. The students recognized it as an event they lived through and that affected the way that they lived. Now we view it as an opportunity to have a historical discussion.’’ Robby Chisholm, senior program director for history and social studies for Boston public schools. (Boston Globe)
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