Mar 25 Gunshot Deaths Pushing Some E.R. Doctors To Activism Dr. Katie Bakes, an emergency department physician in Denver, says treating gunshot victims has led her to 'hate guns.' But not all E.R. doctors feel the same way. Story by Eric Whitney of Colorado Public Radio; photo courtesy of… Continue reading
Mar 25 Social Security Benefits to Take While You Wait Until 70 By Laurence Kotlikoff By Larry Kotlikoff Larry Kotlikoff answers your Social Security questions. Creative Commons photo courtesy flickr user 401(K) 2012 *Larry Kotlikoff's [Social Security original 34 "secrets"](http://www.pbs.org/ newshour/businessdesk/2012/07/social-security-secrets-you-ne.html), his [**additional secrets**](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/08/on-the-qt-a-few-more- social-se.html), his Social Security ["mistakes"](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/08/11-social-security-mistakes-pe.html) and his [**Social Security gotchas**](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/09/ten-of-the-worst-social- security-gotchas.html)… Continue reading
Mar 25 Bloomberg, Mayors Against Illegal Guns Take Aim at Key Senators New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images. Lawmakers are on recess for the next two weeks, but for 15 senators, there is no escaping New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the upcoming debate… Continue reading
Mar 22 Shields and Brooks on Congressional Escapes, March Madness Brackets By Hari Sreenivasan We start the Doubleheader with discussion about how Congress always scrambles to escape before the "good" holidays. Then syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks turn to their strategies for picking the big winners… Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama in the Mideast, GOP in Overhaul Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss bipartisan compromise in Congress on the budget, an election postmortem for the Republican party, President Barack Obama's "soaring rhetoric" and "realistic policies" for the Mideast and the 10th… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch Americans Cut Off From Opportunity Without Equal Access to the Internet Americans Cut Off From Opportunity Without Equal Access to the Internet… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch Chicago Board of Education Plans to Shut Down 54 Schools, Move 30,000 Students Chicago Board of Education Plans to Shut Down 54 Schools, Move 30,000 Student… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch Obama Pledges Help to Jordan on the Syrian Refugee Crisis President Obama traveled to Amman, Jordan, the first Arab country he has visited since the Arab Spring uprising two years ago. In a joint press conference with King Abdullah, Mr. Obama pledged to help Jordan with the growing Syrian refugee… Continue watching
Mar 22 This Week on the Hill: Gay Marriage Advocates Line Up for Court Hearings The Capitol Lawn cleared out during Irish Prime Minster Edna Kenny's visit to the Hill on Tuesday. Photo by Allie Morris/NewsHour. The political team took a look at the week that was on Capitol Hill. Got a tidbit? Email… Continue reading
Mar 22 Big Bang Afterglow Reveals Older Universe, More Matter, Slower Expansion A new map shows the oldest light in our universe, as detected with the precision by the Planck mission. Image by ESA and the Planck Collaboration. You may have seen this map, which has been making the rounds since… Continue reading