Mar 23 We treat racism like it's going extinct. It's not. By Brittney Cooper When 28-year-old George Zimmerman killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on a residential Sanford, Florida, street in February 2012, after trailing the hoodie-clad, iced tea-carrying youth through the neighborhood because he looked "suspicious," it became clear that America's Millennial generation had… Continue reading
Mar 23 Jeb Bush widely used executive authority as Florida governor By Michael J. Mishak, Associated Press Jeb Bush ended Florida's affirmative action programs in 1999 with a flourish, issuing an executive order that he said would "transcend the tired debate" about racial preferences. Continue reading
Mar 23 Why maximizing your Social Security won't bankrupt the system By Laurence Kotlikoff Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff has repeatedly warned that the Social Security system is underfunded. Why then does his new best-selling book tell readers how to collect as much as possible in benefits? Perhaps surprisingly, he explains, most of the… Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 25:18 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 22, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, March 22, 2015, a new Islamic State threat against American military personnel and their families draws attention, the fallout from an order for the Pentagon to release potentially inflammatory photographs documenting the abuse of detainees… Continue watching
Mar 22 CIA director: Iranian general 'complicating' US efforts in Iraq By Associated Press The leader of Iran's elite Quds Force is contributing to instability in Iraq and complicating the U.S. mission against terrorism with his command of some of the Iraqi forces battling Islamic State militants, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency… Continue reading
Mar 22 ISIS publishes online hit list of US service members By Daniel Costa-Roberts An online group that calls itself the Islamic State's "Hacking Division" has published profiles of 100 U.S. service members, including their names, photos and purported home addresses, encouraging its "brothers residing in America" to kill those named on the list. Continue reading
Mar 22 'Wild West' tax prep industry draws scrutiny of regulators By Hope Yen, Associated Press Cash-strapped Americans anxious for tax refunds are increasingly turning to payment advances, prepaid cards or other costly services when getting tax preparation help, according to new federal data raising concerns among regulators about whether consumers are fully informed about the… Continue reading
Mar 22 Estimated 16 million gained insurance since health law took effect By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The polemic around "Obamacare" hasn't cooled much in five years, and the permanence of the president's achievement remains in question as the nation awaits the outcome of a Supreme Court case that could jeopardize insurance for nearly 8 million people. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 3:00 Will the U.S. release photos of detainee treatment in Iraq and Afghanistan? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 22 Ban on Confederate flag license plates reaches Supreme Court By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court will decide whether Texas can refuse to issue a license plate featuring the battle flag without violating the free-speech rights of Texans who want one. Continue reading