Mar 25 Justices side with ex-UPS worker who claims pregnancy bias By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is giving a former UPS driver another chance to prove her claim of discrimination after the company did not offer her lighter duty when she was pregnant. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 7:05 The Medicaid bill that doesn't go away when you die By PBS News Hour Medicaid is thought of as free health insurance for the poor, but federal law requires that recipients pay for the costs of long-term care. And when patients die, Medicaid charges the expenses to the leftover assets in their estates, sometimes… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch 6:24 Is death by firing squad really instantaneous? Not necessarily By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 24 Why Greece should follow Germany's walk, not its talk By Mariana Mazzucato Europe still hasn't learned its lesson, argues author and economist Mariana Mazzucato in today's Making Sen$e column. National governments continue to focus on cutting spending instead of investing in the kinds of public sector spending that have bolstered Europe's strongest… Continue reading
Mar 24 IRS says thousands of federal workers and retirees owe $3.5 billion in back taxes By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Federal workers and retirees owed more than $3.5 billion in unpaid taxes last year, a $200 million increase over the previous year, the IRS said Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 24 The hidden racism of young white Americans By Sean McElwee Recently, chilling videos surfaced online of young University of Oklahoma students, members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, reciting a racially-charged chant. The story appeared surprising for numerous reasons. Among them, education is supposed to reduce racial resentment (or… Continue reading
Mar 24 VA says it will relax 40-mile rule for private medical care By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Responding to pressure from Congress and veterans groups, the Department of Veterans Affairs is relaxing a rule that makes it hard for some veterans in rural areas to prove they live at least 40 miles from a VA… Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 4:58 Picturing Kodak's transformation in the digital age By PBS News Hour Eastman Kodak was once one of the nation’s leading companies, but since the rise of digital technology, the photographic film company has been forced to downsize and find alternative ways to make profits. A short documentary by The New York… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 5:47 Leaving the case open, Charlottesville police find no proof of UVA gang rape By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 10:42 When babies die, a disputed diagnosis sends parents to prison for abuse By Jackie Judd, Jason Kane Continue watching