Mar 27 Women and children among dozens killed in Pakistan park bombing By Elisabeth Ponsot At least 65 people, many of them women and children, were killed by an explosion that ripped through a public park in the eastern city of Lahore in Pakistan on Sunday evening, set off just a few feet from a… Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 11:06 Rethinking wages for tipped workers By Saskia de Melker, Melanie Saltzman Due to low federal minimum wages for tipped workers, many grapple with poverty rates. Seven states, however, pay tipped workers full minimum wage before tips. And with minimum-wage hikes looming, some restaurants are pioneering no-tipping policies, eliminating gratuities in favor… Continue watching
Mar 26 Black women uniting in support for Clinton in 2016 By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Black women, part of President Barack Obama's winning coalition in 2008 and 2012, have locked arms behind Clinton, hailing her as a Democratic standard-bearer, survivor and friend. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 7:36 As racial hate groups rise, strategies to shut them down By PBS News Hour What motivates hate groups and domestic terrorists? With the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist movements making a resurgence, special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks to Heidi Beirich of the Southern Poverty Law Center about solutions to stop the hate… Continue watching
Mar 25 Arizona Democrats protest long poll wait for primary voting By Bob Christie and Ryan Van Velzer, Associated Press PHOENIX — Hours-long waits for some Arizona residents for presidential primary voting have led to accusations of voter suppression from Democrats and civil rights proponents who cite a decision by elections officials to slash the number of polling places this… Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 8:29 Barney Frank takes on Bernie Sanders and the ‘too big to fail’ argument By PBS News Hour It’s been a common theme this campaign season: Are our banks still too big to fail? Former treasury official Neel Kashkari and presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders have both shared their concerns with the NewsHour. For another perspective on the… Continue watching
Mar 24 Do you live in a bubble? A quiz By Making Sen$e Editor There's a new upper class that's completely disconnected from the average American and American culture at large, says Charles Murray. Take this 25-question quiz to find out just how thick your bubble is. Continue reading
Mar 23 These photos show an honest portrait of working moms in America By Corinne Segal When it comes to motherhood and work, everyone has an opinion. But for photographer Alice Proujansky, working moms' stories speak for themselves. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 8:13 Can an innovative Pittsburgh program help repair the broken lives of foster youth? By PBS News Hour Continue watching