Aug 07 Rustling River Monsters for Science It takes six scientists to catch one hellbender salamander: three to lift the rock, two to hold the fishing nets, and one to dive underwater and grab the creature. Then, holding on is its own challenge, because the animals ooze… Continue reading
Aug 05 How the World’s ‘Most Biodiverse Place’ Could Be Ransomed for Oil Money Huaorani Indians in Yasuni National Park carry the bushmeat they've killed with their blowgun -- including three howler monkeys and one coati. Photo by Danita Delimont via Getty Images. Editor's note: This piece is part of a collaboration on… Continue reading
Aug 05 Congress Breaks for Recess with Plenty of Business Left to Finish Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., Rep. Keith Ellison, D.-Minn., and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D.-N.Y., leave the Capitol as Congress begins its summer recess Friday. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Barack Obama turned 52 Sunday, celebrating privately with family and… Continue reading
Aug 04 Detroit Today, Washington Tomorrow By Laurence Kotlikoff By Larry Kotlikoff The official debt total is well below the true "fiscal gap," argues Larry Kotlikoff, who has helped draft the INFORM Act. Photo courtesy of Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Paul Solman: Larry Kotlikoff is a dear friend of both… Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch Brooks and Marcus on Unfinished Business as Congress Leaves for August Break Brooks and Marcus on Unanswered Questions as Congress Leaves for August Break… Continue watching
Jul 31 Live Chat: Gwen Ifill and Dan Balz Answer Your Questions Join PBS NewsHour correspondent Gwen Ifill and Washington Post reporter Dan Balz for a special live chat, hosted by PBS's Washington Week and the Washington Post at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday. On the table: All things politics and… Continue reading
Jul 31 Unlocking the Secrets of a Swimmer’s Scourge, the Jellyfish Sting Updated: August 5 | On the morning of July 29, 1997, while swimming off the shore of Waikiki, a throng of box jellyfish stung Angel Yanagihara along her neck, arms and ankles. She swam back to shore… Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch Did Bradley Manning Get a Fair Trial? Though found not guilty of aiding the enemy, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was convicted on other 19 charges. Former CIA official Jeffrey Smith and Michael Ratner from the Center for Constitutional Rights join Jeffrey Brown to offer their views on… Continue watching
Jul 30 Changing the Culture of Sexual Assault Against Female Service Members Female Marine recruits stand in formation following hand-to-hand combat training during boot camp at MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina. Even as combat roles begin to open up for female marines, many of them feel marginalized and discriminated against by… Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch Gangs ‘Do Whatever They Want’ in Honduras City Known as Most Dangerous Place Drug gangs rule the streets in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, where more than 20 people are murdered each week. Located at the crossroads of drug shipments from South America to the U.S., that city is now called the most dangerous… Continue watching