Sep 20 How Will Foreclosures, Other Housing Problems Play Out in Midterms? After 2 1/2 years of economic trouble, it is hard to cite one singular reason voters are disgruntled going into fall. But one of the biggest culprits in the troubles is undoubtedly the housing market. So at Patchwork Nation, we… Continue reading
Sep 20 Oil Well Killed, But Legal and Environmental Battles Just Beginning The Development Driller III rig used to drill the relief well (Photo: Derick E. Hingle/Bloomberg via Getty Images) After a weekend of final sealing and testing, the federal government on Sunday declared the Macondo oil well officially dead. Continue reading
Sep 20 Monday: Afghan Elections Marred by Fraud, Violence; Bombs Kill 36 in Iraq Afghan election workers move ballot boxes to the Independent Election Commission warehouse in Kabul on Monday. Photo by Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images. The Free and Fair Elections Foundation of Afghanistan, an independent observer group, is voicing "serious concerns" about… Continue reading
Sep 20 President Obama Starts Week at Town Hall, Ends at United Nations The first family walks to St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington for Sunday service. Photo by Dennis Brack-Pool/Getty Images. President Obama kicks off his week with a live, one-hour town hall on CNBC focused on jobs and… Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch Shields and Brooks on Role of Values Voters, New Watchdog Agency Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week's top news including what role "values voters" are playing in this year's midterm elections and what effect Elizabeth Warren's new consumer protection agency will have on… Continue watching
Sep 17 Shields and Brooks on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' Michael Vick, the Shotgun Offense By Hari Sreenivasan I might have finally figured out after nine or so months what makes this little segment of ours so unique: It is the only program I know of that tackles both what is at times the "sport of politics" and… Continue reading
Sep 17 Citizens No Longer Need 'Marching Orders' To Get Involved With Washington stuck in a cycle of partisanship -- made worse by the prospect of mid-term elections a little more than six weeks away -- it's refreshing to hear a room full of people cheering on the role ordinary citizens… Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch Conservatives Weigh Social, Economic Concerns as Midterms Approach Kwame Holman reports from the Values Voter Summit on how social conservatives are trying to shape the Republican message for the fall campaign. Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch Israeli Settlements Key Issue in Latest Mideast Peace Talks The second round of the latest Middle East peace talks took place this week in Egypt and Jerusalem between Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas with Israeli settlements remaining a big diplomatic hurdle. Jeffrey Brown gets an… Continue watching
Sep 17 Education Leaders Square Off Over Charters at 'Superman' D.C. Premiere Geoffrey Canada, Arne Duncan and Randi Weingarten. Photo by Tchad J. Moore Three documentaries released this year focus on the troubled American education system. The highest-profile is "Waiting for Superman," directed by Davis Guggenheim, who also directed the… Continue reading