Map of South Africa

Understanding Apartheid

December 15, 2013 btwuser 0

Last week, btw reported on the death of Nelson Mandela. He was a prominent world leader and South Africa’s first black president. But he is […]

F.W. de Klerk, left, the last president of apartheid-era South Africa, and Nelson Mandela, his successor, wait to speak in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013

December 6, 2013 btwuser 0

Nelson Mandela passed away yesterday. Mandela was one of the most significant political and social leaders of the late 20th century. As a political activist, […]

High-angle close-up view four smartphones displayed in a row across the palms of two human hands

We’ve Gotta Have It!

December 1, 2013 btwuser 0

It seems to happen like this: you’re living your life and suddenly you must have a certain communication device, you just can’t possibly function in […]

Mother and daughter from Beijing, China

Stuff YOU Should Know

November 25, 2013 btwuser 0

China Ends One-Child Policy China has the highest population of any country in the world. Between 1949 and 1976, its population almost doubled from 540 […]

Crowd waiting for oral polio vaccine in 1962. Today CDC now recommends that we give only the injectable vaccine because of the very small chance that the oral dose can lead to a polio infection.

Stuff YOU Should Know

November 20, 2013 btwuser 0

Super Typhoon Thrashes the Philippines The strongest recorded storm ever to reach land hit the Philippines on November 8. There are at least 10,000 reported […]