World May 13 Former NSA director: Having surveillance tools revealed puts U.S. in greater harm By PBS News Hour
Politics Apr 01 Watch Senate report says CIA misled Americans on severity, efficacy of interrogation program A classified report by the Senate Intelligence Committee claims that the CIA misled the government and the public over aspects of its interrogation program for years. According to The Washington Post, the agency concealed details about the severity of its… By PBS News Hour
Politics Mar 25 Watch What’s behind Obama’s campaign to limit bulk data collection by the NSA President Obama announced that he wants Congress to stop the National Security Agency from gathering bulk phone records and holding them for five years. What’s at stake in the president’s push to limit the scope of U.S. surveillance? Gwen Ifill… By PBS News Hour
Health Feb 05 Watch Language barrier, immigration status keep some Latinos from health care enrollment As the largest uninsured ethnic group in the country, Latino Americans are considered key to the success of the Affordable Care Act. In California, enrollment numbers continue to lag despite tens of millions of dollars spent to reach Latinos, who… By PBS News Hour
Health Feb 03 Watch In a state without Medicaid expansion, uninsured South Carolinians mind the gap By PBS News Hour
Jan 10 Doctors say food stamp cuts will result in higher healthcare costs The government could be paying higher health bills over time if they cut food stamps, according to doctors lobbying the government, the Associated Press reports. The doctors say the results will not be apparent immediately, but with… Continue reading
Jan 06 FAA says drone journalism ‘not allowed’ When the Spokesman-Review released a video of the annual "Polar Bear Plunge" on Jan. 1, it wasn't the daredevils who plunged into frigid waters that got everyone's attention. All attention was gazed on the camera itself, which was filmed… Continue reading
Dec 30 Veterans Affairs reduces disability claims backlog by one third since March The Obama administration's secretary of veterans affairs, Eric Shinseki, said the agency's made progress with its initiative to eliminate the disability backlog by 2015. Photo courtesy of Department of Veterans Affairs The Department of Veteran Affairs said Monday that… Continue reading
Dec 18 Insurers give consumers more time to pay premiums on HealthCare.gov plans Screengrab of HealthCare.gov WASHINGTON -- Consumers worried that tight deadlines around the holidays and lingering computer problems could thwart their efforts to secure coverage under President Barack Obama's health overhaul will get extra time to pay, the health… Continue reading
Dec 12 Study shows more Americans rely on social programs Infographic courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau Data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) shows that since the economic downturn in 2008, more American households rely on government benefit programs. Both means-tested programs where… Continue reading