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When Did the Women's Picture Devolve into the Chick Flick?

We’re familiar with big corporations like Petco, Qualcomm and Cricket Wireless that buy the naming rights to sports and entertainment venues. But now these deals are beginning to infiltrate public education. The San Diego County Office of Education is looking for corporate sponsors to keep its extracurricular programs alive.

The military medical system is failing to diagnose tens of thousands of soldiers who suffer brain injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan, an investigation by NPR and ProPublica finds. Brain trauma can cause lasting physical and cognitive damage, but the military continues to overlook the injury, and many soldiers receive little or no treatment.

A wealthy African American family gathers at their vacation home in Martha's Vineyard and like at any family gathering, drama and comedy ensue. We'll talk with Lydia Diamond about her play "Stick Fly" opening at Mo'olelo. A professor of black studies joins the conversation to discuss issues facing the black bourgeoisie in America.

Country Noir? Maybe Not But It Is Dark

Humans have used native plants for food, shelter, clothing and art for tens of thousands of years. We'll look at how California's Indians used native plants throughout history and into the modern age

Airs Monday, July 20, 2009 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

The number of temporary jobs is on the upswing even though the nation's unemployment rate has stubbornly stayed above 9 percent for 19 months. Some workers say they prefer temporary jobs and the flexibility that comes with them to long-term employment.

Normally reserved for people with no home or relatives, indigent burials are increasing in states like Oregon where families can no longer afford funeral costs.

From the early days after the earthquake, planners have been trying to develop a long-term recovery plan to address some of Haiti's long-standing problems. But competing needs — rebuilding infrastructure, providing social services, restoring forests — are making it difficult to work out a comprehensive plan for recovery.