2012 Election
Everything you need to know about voter ID laws
by Suevon Lee, ProPublica, July 23, 2012, 4:51 p.m. July 24: This post has been updated and corrected. Voter ID laws have become a political flashpoint in what’s gearing up to be another close election year. Supporters say the laws — which 30 states have now enacted in some form — are needed to combat voter fraud, [...]
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Economy
American Voices: Mae Watson Grote
This week’s essay features Mae Watson Grote, whose organization services the working poor.
Opinion
Bigger hurdles, than dismal job growth for unemployed
Across the nation, unemployed Americans suited up and headed to hundreds of job fairs in June, promoted by the U.S. Labor Department as “American Job Fair Month.” Imagine that you, an unemployed worker, have waited in a long line for hours to get into a job fair, but when you finally reach the door, you’re [...]
Health
Health care law: How it might work
Now that we can all stop guessing how the U.S. Supreme court will rule on the Affordable Care Act, we can now all start speculating about how it will actually work, right? Our report about Massachusetts’ health care mandate, which aired earlier this month, provides some valuable insights about the future of health care in this country.
American Voices: Lt. Commander Pam Wall
Lt. Commander Pam Wall discusses the unique advantages nurses have when it comes to delivering mental health care to wounded veterans.
Immigration
Web exclusive: Grand jury to investigate death at the border
Update on the case of Anastasio Hernandez Rojas, allegedly killed by Border Patrol in 2010
Crossing the line, part 2
Correspondent John Larson investigates stories of abuse and sexual assault at the border.
Infrastructure
Parking meter rates rise again in 2012
As the year starts, Chicagoans have gotten another reminder of why the parking meter lease has been so deeply unpopular.
City for sale: The politics of privatizing infrastructure
As communities across the country struggle to make ends meet, leasing public assets to private investors is an increasingly attractive way to generate much needed cash. Need to Know correspondent Rick Karr travels to two cities that are doing just that.
Military
American Voices: Lt. Commander Pam Wall
Lt. Commander Pam Wall discusses the unique advantages nurses have when it comes to delivering mental health care to wounded veterans.
Sonja Batten on veterans care
The V.A.’s deputy chief consultant for specialty mental health talks to Scott Simon about treating traumatized vets once they return home.
Religion
American Voices: Msgr. Kevin Sullivan
The executive director of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York talks about society’s obligation to serve those in need.
Nuns on the run
American nuns are fighting back against the Vatican’s claims that they are propagating “radical feminist themes.”
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