Feb 17 Why won’t Medicare cover dental, hearing or vision expenses? By Philip Moeller The failure of Medicare to cover most dental, hearing and vision expenses is perhaps its greatest failing. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 9:27 Amid Europe’s refugee crisis, fears of anti-Semitism rise By PBS News Hour Deadly attacks on Jews by Islamic extremists in France and Denmark have left Europe’s Jewish community feeling vulnerable, and have driven an increasing number to move to Israel or elsewhere. But some European Muslims are taking a stand against the… Continue watching
Feb 16 Column: This is what happens when you take Ayn Rand seriously By Denise Cummins The core of Ayn Rand's philosophy is that unfettered self-interest is good and altruism is destructive. So what if we indeed allowed ourselves to be blinded to all but our own self-interest?… Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 9:42 What Scalia’s death means for the Supreme Court’s future By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 15 Who’s in line to replace Justice Antonin Scalia? Here’s the shortlist By Larisa Epatko In terms of persona and puns, Justice Antonin Scalia will be hard to replace, but President Barack Obama has said he is going to try. Here are the names of some of those mentioned as possible successors. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch 3:58 Supreme showdown: Replacing Scalia will put divided government to the test By PBS News Hour Although President Barack Obama has the time and desire to appoint a new justice to the Supreme Court, Republican leaders have indicated the vacancy should be filled by the next president. NewsHour's political director Lisa Desjardins joins William Brangham to… Continue watching
Feb 14 Why playing hard to get works and other dating lessons from behavioral economics By Dan Ariely Dan Ariely explains how not to fill out your online dating profile, how to help a friend be less picky in who she dates and what questions to ask on a first date. Continue reading
Feb 13 Testy GOP contenders say Obama should wait on Supreme Court nomination By Michael D. Regan and Will Weissert, Julie Pace, Associated Press During Saturday's Republican presidential debate, candidates said President Barack Obama should allow his successor to select the next Supreme Court nomination following the death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 1:53 New museum takes visitors inside Jimi Hendrix’s 1960s London pad By Phil Hirschkorn Considered one of the greatest guitarists in rock 'n' roll history, Jimi Hendrix, who was from Seattle, amassed a following in London before he became famous in the U.S. Now, London officials have turned his last residence into a museum. Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 14:04 Shields and Brooks on Democratic debate strategy, Trump’s N.H. win By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to the discuss the week’s news, including takeaways from Thursday’s PBS NewsHour Democratic debate, Donald Trump’s victory in New Hampshire and how the first primary re-scrambled… Continue watching