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The Darker Side of Hope (And the Audacity of 'Our Posterity')

What impact would a proposed aggregate quarry have on the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve? We’ll talk about the proposed operation and the effect on a neighboring nature preserve.

Is "H1N1" a better name for the dread disease than "swine flu"? Or is it just a pig in a poke? Lab folks and lexicographers are not too sure.

There is nearly two years left until American voters go to the polls and cast their ballots for President; but, the 2008 presidential race is still one of today's biggest news stories. We speak with

In Afghanistan, the election campaign kicks off this week for next month's presidential elections. There are dozens of candidates on the ballot, trying to unseat President Hamid Karzai. The campaign gets underway amid concerns over voter apathy and serious security problems in many parts of the country.

In the past few years there has been an increase in applications to American graduate schools but the rate of growth is slowing. Beth McMurtrie, international editor of the Chronicle of Higher Education talks with Liane Hansen about why there has been a decline in the number of foreign students attending U.S. universities.

Nearly 5 percent of Americans are taking drugs to treat heartburn and acid reflux. A recent study gave the drugs to people who didn't have stomach problems to begin with. Nearly half developed "rebound" acid reflux after taking the drugs for 12 weeks.

Parents in Logan Heights are urging the San Diego Unified school district school to establish a new school within a struggling charter school. KPBS reporter Ana Tintocalis has the story.

An SDSU Professor is about to host his 100th student field trip to some of California's toughest prisons. We'll find out why he does it.

This May Be Our Last Chance