Oct 18th, 2005 · Two clinics in Arkansas are offering free abortions to Hurricane Katrina survivors. Jacqueline Froelich of member station KUAF reports that anti-abortion activists claim the clinics are preying on already vulnerable women. Clinic officials, however, say they're providing a public service otherwise unavailable due to flooding and evacuation.
Sep 30th, 2005 · Payday loans, pawn shops, and check-cashing services offer low-income earners easy money at high interest rates. Madeleine Brand speaks with Howard Karger, author of Shortchanged: Life and Debt in the Fringe Economy, a study of predatory lending and its practitioners and patrons.
Sep 15th, 2005 · In interviews with 30 people evacuated from the convention center -- and National Guard and police officers -- we hear a story of anarchy and filth, described as "hell on Earth." Evacuees described gangs of young men roaming the center, preying on people at night; and dead bodies pushed to the side or left in bathrooms for days. Some 257 National Guard troops billeted themselves in the back of the facility. Evacuees thought they came to help, but the Guard says they were only using the convention center as a staging area and were not prepared to help. As conditions got worse and worse, officials said they were unaware of what was happening inside.
Sep 9th, 2005 · Apparent scams preying on people who want to donate to help victims of Hurricane Katrina are being found on the Internet. No regulatory agency checks on the backgrounds of people who register domain names, so the field is open for abuse.
Mar 27th, 2005 · Biologists with the Idaho National Guard have discovered a new species of fairy shrimp that can lie dormant for years in Idaho's desert. At three inches long, the sharp-clawed crustacean preys on smaller pond dwellers -- including its relatives.