Zinsser's Article in Society

459 Jacob Zuma warns ANC to halt racial anger
The South African president, Jacob Zuma, moved yesterday to calm racial tensions after the murder of Eugene Terreblanche, the leader of the far-right Afrikaner Resistance Movement (AWB), was blamed on inflammatory remarks that were made by one of Zuma’s own party officials.
Posted on May-13-2010

674 Shanghai Surprise
The most vibrant city in the world isn't New York but Shanghai.
Posted on Apr-29-2010

489 The BBC should think twice before buying back the Boat Race
News that the BBC will probably take over the Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race from ITV will be greeted by the wider sports-watching public with a collective yawn
Posted on Apr-20-2010

541 Red Cross text donations pass $21 million
A campaign using text messages to raise money for the Red Cross has tallied more than $21 million for relief efforts in Haiti.
Posted on Apr-12-2010

1085 Clothing makers expand recycling efforts
Companies are reclaiming discarded materials and turning them into threads that are made into new clothing
Posted on Mar-25-2010

550 British pound Big Apple's bargains
For British tourists heading to the Big Apple to take advantage of a weak dollar and stock up on bargains, the choice is clear: saving money comes before saving the planet
Posted on Mar-17-2010

459 Ex-Detroit councilwoman gets 37 months for bribery
A former Detroit city councilwoman was sentenced to more than three years in prison Wednesday for bribery after a federal judge refused to set aside her guilty plea during a stormy court hearing dominated by a dispute over evidence of other payoffs.
Posted on Mar-17-2010