Nov 19 In Gaza and Israel, Life Under Airstrikes and Rocket Attacks Israeli civilians run for cover during a rocket attack launched from Gaza on Nov. 17 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images. "The worst part is that we can't protect our children. We are helpless. We… Continue reading
Nov 19 Voices From Superstorm Sandy A resident walks the debris filled beaches of Staten Island/ NewsHour photo by Brian Dentz NEW YORK -- Life on the shore is precarious for New Yorkers in the seaside neighborhoods of Breezy Point, Staten Island and Coney Island. Continue reading
Nov 19 SciDay: Climate Report So Bad That Future Is ‘Hard to Describe’ A major new report by the World Bank predicts devastating malnutrition from depleted crop yields and rising seawater causing damaging floods with the poorest nations at the most risk if temperatures warm by 4 degrees Celsius (7.2… Continue reading
Nov 19 Ask Larry: Can I Collect Social Security After My Domestic Partner of 30 Years Passes? Creative Commons photo courtesy of Flickr user 401(K) 2012 Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security "mistakes" and his Social Security gotchas have prompted so many of you to… Continue reading
Nov 19 Obama’s Myanmar Visit Concerns Some Activists By Jeremy Blackman President Obama charted history Monday by becoming the first sitting U.S. president to visit Myanmar, also known as Burma, which has undertaken rapid political reform in the past year. The six-hour sojourn included a speech at Rangoon University and talks… Continue reading
Nov 19 Weekly Poem: ‘Highlights and Interstices’ Prize-winning Jack Gilbert died last week at the age of 87 after suffering for years from Alzheimer's disease. His many honors include the Yale Younger Poets prize for his 1962 debut "Views of Jeopardy" and a National Book Critics Circle… Continue reading
Nov 19 Profile: Jessamyn Rodriguez Cooks Up Job Opportunities at Hot Bread Kitchen By David Pelcyger EmbedVideo(4995, 482, 304); The smell of fresh baked bread is unmistakable at 1590 Park Avenue in New York City, but the kitchen has a social mission cooking as well. Jessamyn Rodriguez opened Hot Bread Kitchen in… Continue reading
Nov 19 The Daily Frame A woman views "Forehead" by Jake and Dinos Chapman in the "Perfect Place to Grow" exhibition at the Royal College of Art in London. The exhibition, which celebrates the school's 175th anniversary, features more than 350 works of art and… Continue reading
Nov 19 Way Too Early, But Inevitable: Looking at 2016 By Christina Bellantoni Photo by Damon Winter/Pool via Bloomberg With President Obama abroad, Mitt Romney gone underground and a quiet holiday week in Washington, the void is filled with a look ahead at the next presidential contest. Too soon? Absolutely. But when… Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch President Obama Travels to Myanmar, Saluting a Long Struggle for Freedom For nearly 50 years, Myanmar was ruled by military dictatorship. But the country's leadership has made a rapid about-face in the last two years, pressing sweeping reforms transitioning towards democracy, reducing corruption and increasing transparency. Ray Suarez reports on President… Continue watching