May 03 Gwen’s Take: The Trouble With Making (and Keeping) Promises President Obama at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Photo by Pete Marovich-Pool/Getty Images. President Obama told a really funny joke after he strolled to the podium at the White House Correspondents' Dinner last weekend. After noting that he… Continue reading
May 02 Watch Jamestown’s ‘Jane’ Reflects Grim Reality of America’s Early Settlers Jamestown's 'Jane' Reflects Grim Reality of America's Early Settlers… Continue watching
May 02 Watch Google’s Schmidt and Cohen Discuss Promise and Pitfalls of the Digital Future Google's Schmidt and Cohen Discuss Promise and Pitfalls of the Digital Future… Continue watching
May 02 Watch As Tensions Boil Over, How Might Iraq Prevent Return to Chronic Violence? As Tensions Boil Over, How Might Iraq Prevent Return to Chronic Violence?… Continue watching
May 02 Watch Justice Department Plans Fight Over Federal Ruling on Morning-After Pill Justice Department Plans Fight Over Federal Ruling on Morning-After Pill… Continue watching
May 02 Watch Obama Talks Trade, Security, and Immigration on Trip to Mexico, Latin America Obama Talks Trade, Security, and Immigration on Trip to Mexico, Latin America… Continue watching
May 02 How Connecting 7 Billion to the Web Will Transform the World EmbedVideo(6360, 482, 304); Google leaders Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen call the Internet "the world's largest ungoverned space," a space that is increasingly growing. The tech moguls outline their vision of a world universally connected to the Internet… Continue reading
May 02 What Are the Risks of Low Interest Rates? By Paul Solman By Paul Solman When the Federal Reserve buys up Treasury bonds to keep interest rates low, is this risky? Paul Solman answers a reader's question on the potential consequences and explains why this Federal Reserve practice -- known as "quantitative… Continue reading
May 02 EMILY’s List Launches ‘Madam President’ Campaign Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Photo by Reuters/ Gary Cameron. The timing couldn't have been any better. The progressive women's group EMILY's List unveiled its 'Madam President' campaign Thursday to elect the first female President of the… Continue reading
May 02 Center for Public Integrity Examines ‘All the Presidents’ Debt’ Then Democratic presidential candidate, Bill Clinton, talks to members of the audience after the second presidential debate in Richmond, Va., in October 1992. According to the Center for Public Integrity, the Clinton/Gore '96 Primary Committee still owes $100,080. Photo… Continue reading