Feb 25 Prospects for Deal to Avert Sequester Appear Grim By Christina Bellantoni President Obama spoke Tuesday from the White House with emergency responders in attendance. The president continues to pressure Congress to avert automatic budget cuts set to kick in Friday. Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images A central question hangs… Continue reading
Feb 25 New Report Highlights U.S. Graduation Gains, Decline in ‘Dropout Factories’ Graphic by Allison McCartney… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch Senior British Cardinal Resigns Over Allegations of Inappropriate Behavior Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Britain's top Catholic cleric, has resigned over allegations of inappropriate behavior towards other priests. Ciaran Jenkins of Independent Television reports. Continue watching
Feb 23 Bradley Cooper Joins Effort to Find ‘Silver Lining’ in Mental Health Future EmbedVideo(5819, 482, 304); WASHINGTON -- "Silver Linings Playbook" isn't just receiving good reviews from the critics. At a press conference at the Center for American Progress, in Washington, D.C., earlier this month, many were singing the movie's praises… Continue reading
Feb 22 Shields and Brooks on Chinese Hacking, Oscar Picks By Hari Sreenivasan Our review of the sport of politics and the politics of sport is back for another week on the Doubleheader with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks. For the serious section we talk… Continue reading
Feb 22 What Democrats and the NRA May Have in Common over Gun Policy Gun rights supporter Doug Hathaway holds a sign in support of a pro gun rally rally at the Colorado State Capitol. Photo By Andy Cross / The Denver Post via Getty Images. As we wrap up coverage for PBS's… Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch Steencamp Death Sheds Light on Violence Against Women in South Africa Steencamp Death Sheds Light on Violence Against Women in South Africa… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Shields and Brooks on Sequester Blame Game, Immigration Reform Shields and Brooks on Gun Legislation, Sequester, and Medicaid Expansion… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch Gun Violence Is Public Health Crisis in Chicago So far in the first two months of this year, gun deaths in Chicago have already outpaced last year's explosive rate. Elizabeth Brackett of PBS member station WTTW explores the escalating public health crisis in Chicago due to the high… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch China Looms as Main Concern in Meeting Between Obama, Japan’s Abe China Looms as Main Concern in Meeting Between Obama, Japan's Abe… Continue watching