Mar 27 A history of papal visits by U.S. presidents By Rachel Wellford With his visit to Vatican City, President Obama continues the tradition of presidential meetings with the pope that began with the 28th president of the United States. Continue reading
Mar 27 Connecticut to become first state to adopt $10.10 minimum wage By Robert Pursell Furthering the recent calls by President Barack Obama to fight poverty and inequality, Connecticut lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday to raise the state’s hourly minimum wage to $10.10 by 2017, making it the highest for any state in the country… Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch Obama administration extends health care sign-up completion deadline to April 15 By PBS News Hour Five days before the March 31 enrollment deadline, the Obama administration says that Americans will have more time to sign up on federal health care exchanges if they’ve begun but can’t finish the process on time. Gwen Ifill talks to… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch Labor board rules Northwestern football players are entitled to unionize as school employees By PBS News Hour The National Labor Relations Board has made a landmark ruling in favor of football players at Northwestern University who claim they are school employees. Currently the decision only applies to private schools, but it is expected to reverberate more widely. Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch Facebook invests in a virtual reality future with $2 billion Oculus Rift acquisition By PBS News Hour Facebook has bought the maker of a virtual reality headset and interface for $2 billion. Economics correspondent Paul Solman profiles the company, Oculus VR, and Hari Sreenivasan talks to Vindu Goel of The New York Times for more on the… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch News Wrap: Rescue teams use dogs, sonar to search for those left trapped in Washington mudslide By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 26 U.S. is 'culpable' in oppressing women's rights, Carter says By News Desk Women’s rights isn’t only an issue in Africa, or in other poor nations according to Carter. “The United States is very culpable,” he said. “Only 4 percent of the rapes on college campuses are reported, because the presidents of the… Continue reading
Mar 26 Virtual reality's early adopters worry what mainstream usage will look like in the Facebook era By Simone Pathe Facebook has reached a $2 billion deal to purchase Oculus VR, the maker of the virtual reality headset that exposed Paul Solman to a terrifying subterranean pit. But how should that technology be used outside of the lab? Making Sen$e… Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch Jimmy Carter on Ukraine, Israel and addressing injustices faced by women around the world By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 26 Northwestern football players allowed to unionize, NLRB rules By Margaret Myers In a decision that may have a huge impact on college athletics, the National Labor Relations Board ruled on Wednesday that Northwestern football players qualify as employees and can unionize. Continue reading