Nov 1st, 2008 · The Narcotic Farm was one of America's most ambitious drug-treatment institutions. It was located in Lexington, Ky., and housed addicts from the famous, like writer William S. Burroughs, to the forgotten. Documentarian JP Olsen and drug policy expert Nancy Campbell collaborated on a new book and a PBS documentary titled The Narcotic Farm: The Rise and Fall of America's First Prison for Drug Addicts. They talk about the institution.
Oct 29th, 2008 · Generals have been publicly criticized for their handling of the conflict with Kurd separatists, and at least three former officials have been accused of ties to a group accused of plotting to overthrow the government. The army has long been considered a sacred institution.
Oct 28th, 2008 · The U.S. Treasury has cleared the way for banks to start lending again. Nine major financial institutions this week will receive $125 billion. In addition, more than a dozen regional banks will share part of an additional $125 billion from the government.
Oct 26th, 2008 · A celebration of work by Mexican-American artists at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art marks a turnaround for a city where Chicano art had been virtually ignored by major institutions. "It's been hard-fought recognition," says actor and art collector Cheech Marin.
Oct 23rd, 2008 · Like Million Dollar Baby and his World War II films, the director's new true-crime drama centers on a driven protagonist facing the rigid ideology of a major institution — this time, the LAPD.
Oct 22nd, 2008 · From the Top travels to the Heifetz International Music Institute, on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee, in New Hampshire, where a quartet of string players tackles a Schumann classic, and a speed reading 16-year-old violinist plays Bazzini's virtuosic Round of the Goblins.
Oct 16th, 2008 · The feelings of doom and gloom that have pervaded the stock markets grew even darker Thursday. Investors around the world kept pouring out of stocks, clearly unconvinced that the U.S. government's prescription to bail out financial institutions will be enough to help the world avoid a painful recession.
Oct 15th, 2008 · The heads of America's nine top financial institutions met with Bush administration officials behind closed doors in Washington Monday to discuss accepting government cash in exchange for an equity stake in their banks. Wall Street Journal staff writer Deborah Solomon offers her insight.