Feb 20 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro Workers install mirror panels designed by British architect Norman Foster above the Old Port in Marseille, France. This installation will be inaugurated March 2. Continue reading
Feb 20 With Sequester Looming, Obama Keeps Up Pressure on GOP Joined by emergency responders, President Obama speaks about the sequester. Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Nine days, and the only thing certain is more uncertainty. With competing proposals to stave off $85 billion in automatic cuts… Continue reading
Feb 20 How Social Security Pays You to Work Forever By Laurence Kotlikoff Our Social Security expert, Larry Kotlikoff, explains why it's a smart financial move to put off retirement as long as possible in order to maximize your Social Security benefits. Photo by Flickr user 401(K) 2013. Larry Kotlikoff's… Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch Will U.S. Forge Public-Private Partnership to Draw Brain Activity Map? In his State of the Union address, President Obama proposed a decade-long effort to map the activity of the brain. To understand the president's plan and walk through the possible implications, Ray Suarez talks to Dr. Francis Collins, director of… Continue watching
Feb 19 Public Opinion May Support Expanded Gun Sale Background Checks EmbedVideo(5769, 514, 320); As part of a package of proposals aimed at preventing gun violence, President Obama is calling on Congress to pass legislation that strengthens the background check system on guns sales. While the 1993 Brady… Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch Conflicting Accounts of Reeva Steenkamp’s Death Emerge in the Courtroom Conflicting Accounts of Reeva Steenkamp's Death Emerge in the Courtroom… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch Can Violent Video Games Play a Role in Violent Behavior? In our continuing look at the gun debate for PBS's weeklong special "After Newtown," Jeffrey Brown explores whether there is any connection between violent video games and violent behavior. Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch Supreme Court Case on Monsanto Seeds Tests Limitations of Patent Law Supreme Court Case on Monsanto Seeds Tests Limitations of Patent Law… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch U.S. Security Firm Report Says Chinese Hackers Targeted Over 140 Victims U.S. Security Firm Report Says Chinese Hackers Targeted Over 140 Victims… Continue watching
Feb 19 The Gun: a Trigger for Art By Tom LeGro A look at some of the ways the gun has been depicted in art, from movies to paintings to photographs. Continue reading