Dec 08 Supreme Court Weighs Future of Anti-Corruption Law By alozano The Supreme Court heard arguments today for two cases that raise challenges to a federal anti-corruption provision that has been instrumental in the prosecution of former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, former Illinois Gov. George Ryan and Enron executives, according to the… Continue reading
Dec 08 Patchwork Nation: Zingerman's Keeps it Local in Ann Arbor By Hari Sreenivasan Our Patchwork Nation series continues Tuesday night with a look at Ann Arbor, Mich. After a Web-only video postcard the city, Patchwork Nation director Dante Chinni tells me more about the city's story. Continue reading
Dec 08 Small Business, Infrastructure, and Energy Key to Obama's Job Plan President Obama outlined his plan to encourage U.S. job creation in a speech at the Brookings Institution Tuesday, emphasizing three priorities: tax cuts for small businesses; investment in U.S. infrastructure; and incentives for energy efficiency initiatives. While avoiding specific cost… Continue reading
Dec 08 Tuesday's Headlines: Car Bombs Kill More Than 100 in Baghdad --Iraqi and U.S. soldiers secure the site of Tuesday's bomb blast on Cairo Street in northern Baghdad. (Photo by Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images) More than 100 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in a series of coordinated car bombings… Continue reading
Dec 08 Welcome to the New Making Sen$e with Paul Solman Paul Solman: A belated welcome to you here at the redesigned Making Sen$e with Paul Solman Web site. We are, like the Internet through which we operate, a work in progress. Heraclitus was right in observing that you can’t step… Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch Afghan Timetable, Troop Levels Spark Skepticism Two top U.S. officials in Afghanistan told lawmakers Tuesday they support President Obama's revamped war plan, despite skepticism from some lawmakers. Republican Mike Pence of Indiana and Democrat James McGovern of Massachusetts describe their views to Jim Lehrer. Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch War Weary British Seek An End in Afghanistan Margaret Warner travels to the tiny English village of Wootton Bassett and finds growing unease about British involvement in Afghanistan. Continue watching
Dec 08 Patchwork Nation: Media Landscape Shifts Online in a Wired Town If there is a community well positioned for the demise of a true local daily, it may be the heavily wired, tech-savvy college town of Ann Arbor, Mich. Continue reading
Dec 07 Diving Into Patchwork Nation By Hari Sreenivasan This week's Patchwork Nation series will feature reports from around the country on issues facing American communities. After a Web-only video postcard from the first city the series will explore -- Philadelphia -- I talk to Patchwork Nation director… Continue reading