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The official poverty rate for Americans 65 years and older has stood for years at 10 percent, the lowest rate among age groups. But the true rate could be nearly twice that high, according to a revised formula created by the National Academy of Sciences that is gaining favor among public officials, including some in the Obama administration.The NAS formula would put the poverty rate for older Americans at 18.6 percent, or 6.8 million people, compared with 9.7 percent, or 3.6 million people, under the existing measure. The original government formula, created in 1955, doesn t take account of rising c
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To virtually no one surprise, scientists are increasingly finding that solitary confinement induces a host of psychological and physiological problems in prisoners. The time has come, say a growing number of concerned citizens, to call it for what it really is: Torture. Top image: Steve McQueen in Papillion 1973 A pair of recent articles have addressed this issue. First up is an episode and accompanying article by the outstanding design podcast, 99% Invisible, called An Architect Code. The piece describes the work of the group Architects, Designers, and Planners for Social Responsibility ADPSR who have taken the stance that there are certain types of buildings and structures that should not be built 鈥?d
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