Jul 17 Watch How Geraldine Ferraro changed the political outlook for women By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch CEO Mary Barra defends GM's top lawyer, blames fired employees for deadly defect failures By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 17 Twitter Chat: Women in Politics By Nora Daly Thirty years ago this week, Geraldine Ferraro was chosen by Walter Mondale as his running mate on the 1984 Democratic ticket, making history as the first woman to become a major party's national nominee for office. Continue reading
Jul 17 Broadway and cabaret actress Elaine Stritch dead at 89 By Joshua Barajas Cabaret legend and Broadway mainstay Elaine Stritch died in her Michigan home Thursday from natural causes, her publicist confirmed. The brassy performer was 89. Continue reading
Jul 17 Is Missouri ballot measure boon for family farms or just big corporations? By Marshall Griffin, St. Louis Public Radio Do Missouri’s farmers and ranchers need a constitutional amendment to continue their way of life, or does current law offer enough protection? That’s the debate surrounding one of the five ballot measures Missouri voters will decide next month. Supporters and… Continue reading
Jul 17 Once a child migrant has crossed the border, what happens next? By Larisa Epatko What happens to child migrants after they turn themselves in at the U.S. border? We take a step-by-step look at their journey once they enter the U.S. Continue reading
Jul 17 Real inequality: why things are better than they seem and will almost surely get worse By John Nye Welfare inequality, John Nye argues, is much less severe than it used to be, and trying to tax away or regulate income inequality will only make more intractable forms of inequality more pernicious. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch Facing declining applications, Peace Corps rethinks how to reach a new generation By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch CDC under scrutiny for safety lapses By PBS News Hour Safety and security problems put the head of the Centers for Disease Control under the microscope at a House hearing. Lawmakers questioned Dr. Thomas Frieden over concerns such as workers being exposed to live strains of anthrax and avian flu… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch New Mexico city divided over sheltering immigrants awaiting deportation By PBS News Hour Continue watching