Dec 10 Broken Justice Episode 4: Public defenders fight back – the full transcript By PBS NewsHour https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2019/11/episode-4-broken-justice.mp3 Amna Nawaz: Hey y’all. You’re about to listen to episode four in a five part series. If you didn’t start from the beginning, trust me, it’ll all make a lot more sense if you stop right… Continue reading
Dec 10 University of Phoenix agrees to $50M settlement over false ad claims By Collin Binkley, Associated Press In 2012, a senior vice president at the university complained to the chief marketing officer that using Adobe in their ad was “smoke & mirrors.”… Continue reading
Dec 10 Bill Cosby loses appeal of sexual assault conviction By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press Cosby told a news outlet in November that he expects to serve the maximum 10-year sentence if he loses the appeal, because he would never express remorse to the parole board. Continue reading
Dec 10 Read the full articles of impeachment against Trump By Gretchen Frazee The two articles of impeachment announced Monday are abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Continue reading
Dec 10 WATCH: House Democrats unveil 2 articles of impeachment against Trump By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press House Democrats have announced two articles of impeachment charging President Donald Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 11:22 DOJ inspector general finds Russia probe was appropriately opened — but Barr disagrees A long-awaited report into the origins of the Russia probe found no evidence of a political conspiracy against President Trump. But the Justice Department’s inspector general criticized the FBI’s handling of wiretap applications used in the early stages of the… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 2:15 Remembering former Fed chair and economic giant Paul Volcker By Paul Solman Paul Volcker, who served as chair of the Federal Reserve for two presidents, died Monday. His passing came 40 years after he drove interest rates to record highs in an effort to tame double-digit inflation. Known for his height and… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 5:49 Explosive investigative report says U.S. government misled public on war in Afghanistan In a blockbuster story representing the culmination of several years of investigation and pursuit of government documents, The Washington Post reports that U.S. officials have been misleading the American public about the war in Afghanistan for the past 18 years. Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 6:19 In Broadway musical, Alanis Morissette’s ‘Jagged Little Pill’ becomes modern-day metaphor By Jared Bowen, WGBH Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill,” released in 1995, became the angry and raw soundtrack of a generation. Now, the Grammy-winning album -- which sold 33 million copies -- is the basis of a musical that just opened on Broadway. During… Continue watching
Dec 09 Trump and Democrats in tentative deal on USMCA trade pact By Andrew Taylor, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Details still need to be finalized and the U.S. Trade Representative will need to submit the implementing legislation to Congress. Continue reading