Jun 26 Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage aligns with public opinion By Laura Santhanam The Supreme Court issued an historic decision to allow same-sex marriage in all 50 states Friday. The ruling aligned itself with years of social change nationwide. Continue reading
Jun 26 'It is so ordered.' Supreme Court Justices on gay marriage decision By Jenny Marder In a historic decision for the gay right's movement, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the U.S. Constitution grants same-sex couples the right to marry. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, who wrote the majority opinion, said that gay and lesbian… Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 54:17 PBS NewsHour full episode June 25, 2015 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, the Supreme Court hands down big decisions on the Affordable Care Act and housing discrimination. Also: Why more American schools are adopting international standards to prepare students for success and why markets misbehave when humans make… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch 9:35 Will this Supreme Court ruling lead to greater fair housing enforcement? By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court ruled today that housing discrimination doesn't have to be intentional for plaintiffs to be able to sue. Gwen Ifill gets background on the case from Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal, then Hari Sreenivasan gets two… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch 8:32 How economists think differently from other humans By PBS News Hour In economics, a theory has long prevailed that markets are based on people making rational choices. But behavioral economist Richard Thaler is seeking to prove that there is far more randomness to our financial decisions. Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch 11:03 Is this the end of Obamacare legal challenges? By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court handed down a victory for the Affordable Care Act, ruling that people living in states with federal health exchanges are eligible for tax subsidies despite language in the law. Gwen Ifill looks at the ruling with Marcia… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch 5:04 News Wrap: After measles outbreak, California lawmakers vote for strict vaccination bill By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the California State Assembly voted to require that nearly all public school children get their shots, or otherwise be homeschooled. Also, Congress completed work on a major trade package, clearing the way for the Obama… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch 3:46 Chief Justice Roberts: Congress passed ACA to improve insurance markets, not destroy them By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Affordable Care Act for a second time, stating that states with federally run exchanges can still receive tax subsidies. Had the court ruled against subsidies, millions of Americans would have been left… Continue watching
Jun 25 Federal college ratings plan fizzles By Kyla Calvert Mason The Obama administration is backing off plans to sort the country’s college and universities into categories based on how data like student debt load, graduation rates and graduate earnings, according to Inside Higher Ed and the Chronicle of Higher Education. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 3:20 From web to TV hit, Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer recount rise of 'Broad City' By PBS News Hour Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer offer their brief but spectacular take on how they went from struggling for stage time in an improv group to creating their own cable comedy show, "Broad City."… Continue watching