Sep 17 Obama Taps Wall Street Watchdog Warren as 'Consumer Czar' Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Warren. File photo/Getty Images. Labor unions and liberal grassroots organizations had made it clear to the White House that having Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Warren head up the new consumer protection agency… Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch Arianna Huffington Zeroes in on Declining Middle Class in New Book Gwen Ifill speaks with liberal commentator, online media magnate and author Arianna Huffington about her new book, which concentrates on the declining U.S. middle class. Continue watching
Sep 16 Mexico Dispatch: Even in Wine Lover's Paradise, Drug War Takes Its Toll By jsierra VALLE DE GUADALUPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, Mexico | Not even a place that could be considered Eden has been able to escape the war on drugs. Tucked on a green, hilly area 60 miles south of the U.S. border, Guadalupe… Continue reading
Sep 16 1 in 7 Americans Lived in Poverty in 2009, New Census Data Show Updated 3:48 p.m. ET Driven by the recession, the percentage of Americans who live in poverty and the percentage of those who live without health insurance both rose in 2009, according to data released Thursday by the Census… Continue reading
Sep 16 GOP Support for Arms Control Vote Still Up in the Air Updated at 1:15 p.m. The arms reduction, or New START, treaty passed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Thursday by a 14-4 vote, but it is still unclear whether the full Senate will vote on the measure this year. The Senate… Continue reading
Sep 16 Flamboyant Executive of Possibly Defective Military Body Armor Convicted of Fraud Paul Solman: Another day, another update to follow the Mott’s applesauce strike. This, an update to one of our rare NewsHour investigative reports — on arguably deficient body armor for our troops, and corruption in the contracting process. Continue reading
Sep 16 On the (Campaign) Road Again President Obama heads back out on the campaign trail Thursday. Photo by Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images. In a sign that no seat is truly safe this election year, President Obama heads back out on the campaign trail Thursday to… Continue reading
Sep 15 DNC's Kaine Touts Party Record Amid Signs of Voter Frustration By Quinn Bowman Amid chatter on how tea party candidates might influence the GOP in November's elections and bleak poll numbers for incumbent Democrats, DNC Chairman Tim Kaine continued the refrain Wednesday heard from Democratic politicians and party officials alike: vote… Continue reading
Sep 15 FBI File Provides Key to Revealing Civil Rights Photographer's Spying This week, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reported that celebrated civil rights-era photographer Ernest Withers had been a paid informant for the FBI, reporting on the whereabouts and activities of the movement's leaders -- many of whom considered him a… Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch Anti-Establishment Sentiment, Economy Ring Loudly in Latest Primary Battles Political strategists take a closer look at what new primary results could mean for the Republican and Democratic parties as Election Day approaches. Continue watching