Showing posts with label divide. Show all posts
Showing posts with label divide. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Bits Special Section: The Challenges of Closing the Digital Divide

Bits Special Section: The Challenges of Closing the Digital Divide


Mignon Clyburn, an F.C.C. commissioner, discusses the agency’s efforts to bring broadband to low-income individuals and rural areas.


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Sunday, May 22, 2016

Unemployed Detroit Residents Are Trapped by a Digital Divide

Unemployed Detroit Residents Are Trapped by a Digital Divide


About 40 percent of Detroit’s residents lack broadband access, even on their phones, which makes finding and applying for jobs increasingly difficult.


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Monday, March 21, 2016

Building a Bridge of Bats and Balls Across a Divide

Building a Bridge of Bats and Balls Across a Divide


Luke Salas traveled to Cuba in 2012 with a dream of using baseball as a cultural exchange between two longtime foes. With a recent thaw in relations, Salas, a Cuban-American, now envisions the sport’s renaissance in the land of his ancestors.










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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Condemnation of Trump Plan Can’t Bridge Divide Among Republicans

Condemnation of Trump Plan Can’t Bridge Divide Among Republicans


The mixed reaction to Mr. Trump’s proposal from some of his Republican rivals showed how delicately they continue to treat the front-runner and the voters keeping his poll numbers so high.


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Sunday, October 25, 2015

In Chelsea, a Great Wealth Divide

In Chelsea, a Great Wealth Divide


In Chelsea and other neighborhoods like it, dizzying economic transformations because of an influx of wealth have affected the residents of less means in both obvious and insidious ways.










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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Conference Aims to Bridge the Divide Between the Pentagon and Silicon Valley

Conference Aims to Bridge the Divide Between the Pentagon and Silicon Valley


A three-day conference in St. Louis is expected to draw 1,200 innovators to collaborate across diverse science and technology fields.










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Friday, August 21, 2015

Korean crisis: What"s behind the North-South divide?

Korean crisis: What’s behind the North-South divide?












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