Jul 23 Watch 9:45 Climate change challenges sinking city of Venice By PBS News Hour The Italian city of Venice is prone to frequent flooding because it has sunk five inches over the last century, but it is also grappling with a new challenge: sea-level rise, caused by climate change, which increases the severity. NewsHour… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 10:00 New Jersey eliminates most cash bail, leads nation in reforms By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman In states across the country, a cash bail system can mean that poor defendants remain in jail while wealthier defendants go free. But a model to address those disparities began this year in New Jersey, which has launched some of… Continue watching
Jul 22 The Library of Congress opened its catalogs to the world. Here’s why it matters By Melissa Levine, The Conversation Catalog data are a library's most important map to knowledge. What does it mean that the Library of Congress just released 25 million records to the public?… Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 2:46 What a scientist suggests you tell your kids about legal marijuana By PBS NewsHour With marijuana legal in some form in 26 states and the District of Columbia, the old script for talking to your children about pot is changing. Behavioral scientist Elizabeth D’Amico, who has researched drug and alcohol use among teens for… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 41:09 How Russia hacked American faith in the democratic process By PBS News Hour What did the Russian government really do to the American voting process and confidence in its efforts to meddle with the 2016 election? A new cover story for TIME magazine takes a deep dive into the lengths at which the… Continue watching
Jul 20 Missing Burundi robotics team members found safe in Canada, police confirm By Synclaire Cruel Two of the six members of the Burundi robotics team, who participated in an international competition this week in Washington, D.C., were seen crossing into Canada and have been reported safe, police said Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 7:34 How Steve Bannon pulled one of the greatest upsets in American politics By PBS News Hour How did Steve Bannon become a prominent nationalist, conservative voice who helped create one of the biggest upsets in American politics? In his new book “Devil’s Bargain,” Joshua Green offers an inside look at the relationship and political partnership between… Continue watching
Jul 19 If SNAP benefits are cut, who hurts the most? By Laura Santhanam For five decades, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly called food stamps, has provided access to food for millions of Americans and is the nation’s largest program that targets hunger. But policies at the state and federal level could tear… Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 7:29 Where Bernie Sanders sees bipartisan middle ground on health care By PBS News Hour Will Democrats have a seat at the table now that the Republican push on health care has collapsed? Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., joins Judy Woodruff to discuss what went wrong and the possible path ahead on health care reform. Continue watching
Jul 18 Column: What does it mean when the Fed says it should ‘normalize’? By Benjamin M. Friedman As the economy has returned to normal following the financial crisis and the unusually steep recession that it triggered, the Federal Reserve now represents its intended course as “normalizing” monetary policy. Harvard's Ben Friedman explains what the Fed means by… Continue reading