Sep 22 A Clarification on Medicare and Medicaid From Our Last Inequality Report By Lee Koromvokis Many viewers took us to task today for failing to acknowledge in our report on inequality Wednesday night that custodial nursing home care is usually paid for by Medicaid, rather than Medicare. // They are correct: Medicare generally does… Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch Disaster Aid at Center of Funding Battle in House The latest battle over U.S. federal funding is a tug-of-war over disaster aid. Judy Woodruff discusses the battle, and fears that it could lead to a government shutdown, with The Wall Street Journal's Naftali Bendavid. Continue watching
Sep 22 A Clarification of Medicare and Medicaid From Our Last Inequality Report Editor's Note: Many viewers took us to task for failing to acknowledge in our report on Wednesday's program that custodial nursing home care is usually paid for by Medicaid, rather than Medicare. They are correct: Medicare… Continue reading
Sep 22 Readers Respond on the Question of Poverty in the U.S. My blog post last week raised questions about whether most journalists understand what life is like for the tens of millions of Americans who are living in poverty. It provoked quite a few comments. I had started thinking… Continue reading
Sep 22 Romney, Perry Provide Debate Preview By David Chalian Mitt Romney and Rick Perry are set to square off again at Thursday night's debate. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. The two men in what has become a two-man race for the Republican presidential nomination each conducted national interviews Wednesday… Continue reading
Sep 22 Davis Executed in Ga. After Appeals Fail, Austerity Strikes Hit Greece Despite highly publicized appeals for clemency, Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis was executed Wednesday night at 11:08 p.m. ET after the Supreme Court denied a last-minute stay of execution. Davis maintained until the end that he was innocent… Continue reading
Sep 21 House Kills Spending Bill With Disaster Relief Funds A bill that would fund the U.S. government past Sept. 30 unexpectedly failed in the House of Representatives Wednesday evening as 43 Republicans broke with party leaders and Democrats objected to a cut to an electric-vehicle program they said will… Continue reading
Sep 21 Ron Paul Says His Campaign Exceeds His Own Expectations Updated Sept. 22, 6:51 p.m. ET Texas Congressman Ron Paul stands out in the Republican 2012 presidential primary field for his strict libertarian politics, his opposition to an interventionist foreign policy and his steadfast commitment to educating the public about… Continue reading
Sep 21 Perry, Romney Tee Off on Obama Over Israel, Palestinian Statehood By David Chalian President Obama arrives at a diplomatic event Tuesday in New York. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama may have thought he was leaving domestic political squabbles behind when he headed up to New York for the U.N. General Assembly… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch Troy Davis Case in Georgia Rekindles Debate Over Death Penalty A parole board in Georgia has rejected clemency for inmate Troy Davis, who is slated to be executed Wednesday. Uproar over the case has revived questions about how the death penalty is applied. Gwen Ifill talks to The Heritage Foundation's… Continue watching