Apr 18 How Are Drones Used in the U.S.? By Larisa Epatko The drone debate usually centers around U.S. use of the unmanned aircraft in other countries, such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen, to target terrorists. But how are drones used in the United States and how far are we from miniature… Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch News Wrap: CR Intrinsic to Pay $600 Million in SEC Insider Trading Settlement In other news Friday, trading group CR Intrinsic will pay $600 million in a settlement with the SEC over allegations that a manager made trades on a drug for Alzheimer's disease. Also, the Vatican struck back at claims that Pope… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch After Almost 13-Hour Filibuster, Senate Confirms John Brennan for CIA Director After Almost 13-Hour Filibuster, Senate Confirms John Brennan for CIA Director… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch News Wrap: U.S. and China Push for New Sanctions on North Korea In other news Tuesday, the U.S. and China pushed the UN for new sanctions on North Korea against the country's nuclear program. Also, the Senate Intelligence Committee approved John Brennan for CIA director, moving his nomination on to the full… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch Brennan Defends Drone, Intelligence Policies at CIA Confirmation Hearing Brennan Defends Intelligence, Drone Policies at CIA Confirmation Hearing… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch News Wrap: Obama Announces Two Nominations for Heads of Regulatory Agencies In other news Thursday, President Obama nominated former U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Richard Cordray to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Also, the U.S. Senate agreed to limit the use of filibusters,… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch Exploring Technology, Effectiveness, Consequences of Drone Warfare Exploring Technology, Effectiveness, Consequences of Drone Warfare… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch Does U.S. Drone Use Set a New Precedent for War? The U.S. has dramatically increased its use of unmanned aerial vehicles to go after targets in Afghanistan, Somalia, Libya and especially Pakistan. Jeffrey Brown discusses the use of drones with former Air Force lawyer retired Maj. Gen. Charles Dunlap and… Continue watching
Oct 10 Controversy Surrounds Increased Use of U.S. Drone Strikes By Larisa Epatko The use of drones to find and kill militant targets in other countries has increased exponentially under the Obama administration. But the accidental deaths of civilians is increasingly turning a once-receptive public against the combat tool. GlobalPost launches a series… Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch The Doubleheader: Killing al-Awlaki, Occupy Wall Street and Red Sox Failure Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki… Continue watching