May 02 Breakthrough law strives to bring gender equality to Senegal’s government By Contessa Gayles, Alison Withers The women of Senegal are entering an unprecedented age of political empowerment. A breakthrough law doubled the number of women in the country’s parliament, far surpassing the United States’ female representation in Congress. Women all over the country are mobilizing… Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch With Washington mired in partisan gridlock, can state leaders push forward? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 19 AT&T reveals government requested data more than 300,000 times in 2013 By Ellen Rolfes In the company's first-ever published transparency report, AT&T released information Wednesday about government and law enforcement requests for customer information. The report documents more than 300,000 requests for user data in 2013. By releasing the report, which AT&T says… Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch Gov. Corbett: Barrage of winter storms has taxed the patience of Pennsylvanians By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch Talks between Syrian government, opposition back on despite tense day in Geneva By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch Despite different takes on Geneva communique, Syrian delegations agree to meet By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 20 Poco progress in Mexico drug war By Michael D. Mosettig If any one place symbolizes the continuing frustration facing the Mexican government dealing with drug gangs, it is Michoacan, a western state of 4.3 million, which might have suffered as many as 1,000 homicides in the past year. Continue reading
Jan 15 Federal government spending bill investing billions in education By News Desk Education programs will receive large funding boosts as part of the new bipartisan $1.1 trillion spending bill which passed the U.S. House of Representatives in January. Continue reading
Dec 17 HealthCare.gov gets new tech exec Former Microsoft executive Kurt DelBene will take the lead on HealthCare.gov's revamp. Photo by Flickr user MicrosoftPDC. The Obama administration has announced that a former Microsoft executive will be taking over the revamp of the health care… Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch Judge rules NSA’s bulk collection of phone records is likely unconstitutional Judge rules NSA's bulk collection of phone records is likely unconstitutional… Continue watching