Dec 12 Why employees earn more at big-box chains than mom-and-pop shops By Simone Pathe Large retail chains are the target of frequent criticism for paying low wages and exploiting workers, but a new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that big-box stores have actually increased wages in the retail sector,… Continue reading
Dec 12 NFL 'behind the curve' on Ray Rice case, Obama says By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press President Barack Obama says the Ray Rice domestic violence case showed that the National Football League was "behind the curve" in setting policies about athlete behavior. He says new policies now in effect will send a message that there is… Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 9:10 How police can cool down confrontations before they turn deadly By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 10:48 Brennan strikes back at scathing CIA interrogation report By PBS News Hour In a rare news conference, CIA Director John Brennan defended the agency’s record on so-called enhanced interrogation techniques and conceded abuses. While Brennan said that in some cases harsh tactics led to or confirmed important information, he admitted the cause-and-effect… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 6:16 What 'Serial'-mania says about the growing popularity of podcasts By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 6:06 Is economic reality wiping out the American dream? By PBS News Hour The U.S. economy has been showing signs of more robust recovery, but many Americans say they're not feeling it. A new poll by The New York Times found the public is more pessimistic than it was right after the financial… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 6:11 News Wrap: Police clear Hong Kong pro-democracy protest site By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 11 Sea of clouds cover the Grand Canyon in rare weather event By Lorna Baldwin Imagine showing up for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to view the Grand Canyon in Arizona only to find the deep ravine completely covered by clouds. If you went today, that’s what you saw — a rare total cloud inversion just below… Continue reading
Dec 11 How Social Security still discriminates against same-sex couples By Laurence Kotlikoff Even if a same-sex couple is married in a state where same-sex marriage is legal, if they live in a state where it's not, and one spouse tries to collect spousal or survivor benefits, he or she will not be… Continue reading
Dec 11 Read the full Senate report on CIA interrogation and the minority report in response By News Desk Senate investigators delivered a damning indictment of CIA practices Tuesday, accusing the spy agency of inflicting pain and suffering on prisoners beyond legal limits and deceiving the nation with narratives of life-saving interrogations unsubstantiated by its own records. Read… Continue reading