Jul 19 Death Penalty: States Transition to One-Drug Executions Both Yokamon Hearn and Warren Hill were scheduled to die on Wednesday. While Texas put to death Hearn as planned, in the state's first execution using a new process for lethal injection -- with one drug instead of… Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch In Washington, a Focus on Testing and Fighting Stigma in the Fight Against HIV In Washington, a Focus on Testing and Fighting Stigma in the Fight Against HIV… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch Texas Uses Single-Drug Lethal Injection in Execution Since 1982, Texas had used a three-drug cocktail in lethal injections for death row executions. But now the state has switched to a single-drug injection due to production shortages of other lethal drugs. Jeffrey Brown talks to The Associated Press'… Continue watching
Jul 19 Judy's Notebook: Civil Rights for the Next Generation You can find inspiration when you're not even looking for it. I was reminded of this Wednesday as I spent time with one of the many groups of young people who flock to Washington during our hot summers. This… Continue reading
Jul 19 Obama, Romney Look to Define Campaign on Their Terms By Christina Bellantoni President Obama returns to the White House Wednesday night after campaigning in Texas. Photo by Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images Can President Obama's re-election team define Mitt Romney before the economy defines the Democrat's presidency? That has become the… Continue reading
Jul 18 Sharpened Attacks Mark Shift to Bruising Phase of Campaign By Christina Bellantoni Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally Tuesday in Irwin, Pa. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. With President Obama's campaign posing questions about what might be in Mitt Romney's tax returns, the GOP candidate's campaign is firing back with a… Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch What's Driving the Country's Most Coveted Voters? The presidential campaign is targeting swing states, including Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, New Hampshire, Virginia and Florida. Gwen Ifill interviews Anna Sale of WNYC's "It's a Free Country," who is traveling through the battleground states. They discuss who these voters are… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch States Plagued by Fiscal Problems, Pension Payments Grim findings from a task force come amid further setbacks to the nation's economic health. Jeffrey Brown discusses eroding revenues, state budget cuts and steep pension obligations with former New York Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch, the report's co-chair, and Susan… Continue watching
Jul 17 When 'Even Iowa's Six Electoral Votes Matter' By News Desk As Iowa voters migrate within the state, political geography has begun to shift. This entry is cross-posted on It's a Free Country, WNYCs interactive politics site. Iowa has been good to both President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. It… Continue reading
Jul 17 New Obama TV Ad Hammers Romney on Release of Taxes By Christina Bellantoni President Obama campaigns in Cincinnati on Monday. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. The Obama campaign is welcoming Mitt Romney to Pennsylvania on Tuesday with a new television ad that keeps up the drumbeat over the presumptive GOP nominee's taxes. The… Continue reading