International Adoption

Adoption Scandal: Interstate Barriers Keep Kids in Foster Care

Jeff Katz | Posted 12.22.2009 | Politics


Jeff Katz

The simple fact is that it is virtually impossible to adopt a foster child across state lines in the United States. Despite pervasive misconception, this is not the result of a lack in wanting to adopt.

Media Coverage of Adoption -- It's Not Just About Madonna

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 05.04.2009 | Media


Joanne Bamberger

Is the Washington Post suggesting that finding two young girls dead in a freezer is somehow more heinous becase the mother had adopted them?

A Scathing Look at "Celebrity"

Colleen Perry | Posted 12.08.2008 | Style


Colleen Perry

It dawned on me: this is why celebrities have trouble giving up "celebrity." They're so accustomed to someone hanging on their every word; ready to fulfill every wish and desire.

Child Photography in Varanasi: Pooja with Puja (xiv)

Karin Badt | Posted 11.21.2008 | Living


Karin Badt

I sat on a curb in the dark, the sun not yet lifted, watching dozens and dozens of people sleeping on the concrete, some beginning to rise, the breeze fresh from the Ganges.