Sep 20 Watch Should Drivers be Charged for Every Mile Driven? More fuel efficient cars means less gas is pumped, which means less gas tax is collected and even less cash on hand for states to repair roads and bridges. As a solution, Oregon is moving forward on a new idea… Continue watching
Sep 20 House Prepared to Vote on Funding, Obamacare Cut By Terence Burlij Photo of Tom DeLay at the Capitol by Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call You've gotta wonder what Tom DeLay must think of all this. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch Pope: Church’s Moral Edifice Will Fall ‘Like a House of Cards’ Without Balance Pope: Church's Moral Edifice Will Fall 'Like a House of Cards' Without Balance… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch Calif. City Contemplates Using Eminent Domain to Solve Its Foreclosure Crisis Calif. City Contemplates Using Eminent Domain to Solve Their Foreclosure Crisis… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch What Are the Motives Behind Iran’s ‘Charm Offensive’? Iran's President Hassan Rouhani is reaching out to the U.S. and the world in ways his predecessors never did. Gwen Ifill talks to Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Haleh Esfandiari of the Woodrow Wilson International… Continue watching
Sep 19 House Strategy Tees Up Showdown Over Budget, Debt Limit By Terence Burlij Photo of John Boehner by Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call. House Republicans emerged from a closed-door meeting Wednesday seemingly united behind a strategy that would give members a pair of opportunities to either defund or delay President Barack Obama's health… Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch Defense Secretary Hagel on Security: ‘We Need To Do More — And We Will’ Defense Secretary Hagel on Security: 'We Need To Do More -- And We Will.'… Continue watching
Sep 18 Recommendation No. 1 for a Secure Retirement: “Age in Place” By Lew Mandell Owning a home in which you can "age in place" carries many financial benefits. Photo courtesy of flickr user WriteAwayPR. Lew Mandell, the author of ""What To Do When I Get Stupid: A Radically Safe Approach… Continue reading
Sep 18 Empathy for military robots could affect outcomes on the battlefield Photo by Journalist 1st Class Jeremy L. Wood That's the conclusion of Julie Carpenter, a Ph.D. in education at the University of Washington. Carpenter interviewed 23 explosive ordnance disposal personnel who regularly used robots on the job. Continue reading
Sep 18 GOP Leaders Search for Shutdown Solution By Terence Burlij Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks to reporters after Tuesday's Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill. Under pressure from tea party lawmakers and outside conservative groups, House Republican leaders appear set to push forward with a temporary spending proposal… Continue reading