Nov 14 Low enrollment numbers up pressure on Obama administration By Terence Burlij House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., called the rollout of the Affordable Care Act "a monumental mistake" Wednesday. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images The Obama administration's announcement Wednesday that 106,185 Americans signed up for health insurance coverage through the… Continue reading
Nov 13 House panel questions why HealthCare.gov consumers can't window shop, among other concerns .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Rep. Darrell Issa,… Continue reading
Nov 13 Obama administration faces political, technical health care headaches By Terence Burlij Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images One of President Barack Obama's biggest allies in the 2012 campaign became a thorn in his side Tuesday as former President Bill Clinton waded into the roiling debate over the rollout of the health… Continue reading
Nov 12 Writings on the Wall: Before graffiti became a global language By Colleen Shalby New York City graffiti exhibit, "Write of Passage," tells the story of graffiti's history, a movement that started in the middle of a big city and grew to become a globally cultural phenomenon. Continue reading
Nov 12 Early 2016 talk centers on Clinton, Christie By Terence Burlij Volunteers with the "Ready for Hillary" super PAC held a rally in Beverly Hills, Calif., in May. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images There is no guarantee that when the American people head to the polls in November 2016 they… Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch Booker Prize winner Catton finds harmony in novel's mix of mystery and astrology Booker Prize winner Catton finds harmony in novel's mix of mystery and astrology… Continue watching
Nov 11 Author Eleanor Catton reads from the 2013 Man Booker Prize-winning novel 'The Luminaries' By Victoria Fleischer Eleanor Catton reads an excerpt from "The Luminaries" at the PBS NewsHour studios. Eleanor Catton started writing "The Luminaries" when she was 25. At 28, she is now the youngest author to ever win the Man Booker Prize… Continue reading
Nov 11 Weekly Poem: David Lehman reads 'Radio' By Victoria Fleischer Radio I left it on when I left the house for the pleasure of coming back ten hours later to the greatness of Teddy Wilson "After You've Gone" on the piano in the corner of the bedroom as I enter… Continue reading
Nov 10 Can art make us safer? In this online exclusive, NewsHour Weekend takes a look back at Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's "Voice Tunnel" installation in New York City. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe,… Continue reading
Nov 08 'The Wire' writer George Pelecanos explores urban life, the trauma of war in 'The Double' By Victoria Fleischer // George Pelecanos talks to chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown about his new book "The Double." An award-winning crime fiction writer, George Pelecanos recently published the second installment in his new series featuring private eye Spero Lucas. "The… Continue reading