Politics Aug 22 Judy's Notebook: The News in Our Backyard What news are Americans reading? This question has been nagging at me ever since the owners of the Washington Post, the venerated Graham family, announced this month they're selling to the founder of Amazon. I've long known how…
Politics Aug 14 Judy's Notebook: Changes at the NewsHour It was just a week ago that PBS President Paula Kerger announced that my colleague and good friend Gwen Ifill and I would become co-anchors and managing editors of the NewsHour. And that our longtime teammates Ray Suarez, Margaret…
Politics Jul 26 Happy Birthday ADA In a scene described as having "the fervor of a civil rights rally of the 1960s" supporters of the Americans with Disabilities Act climb the steps of the Capitol without their walkers, crutches and wheelchairs on Mar 12, 1990. Photo…
World Jul 03 Judy's Notebook: Reflecting on Turkey and Its Unrest Protesters gather on Taksim Square during a demonstration against the government in Istanbul on June 25, 2013. Photo by Bulent Kilic/ AFP/ Getty Images. If you're lucky enough to travel abroad, your eyes can be opened in ways that…
Jun 13 Remembering Doug Bailey It doesn't happen often. But every once in a while, you meet a person who carries the human equivalent of sunshine around with them. It's the guy or girl who always seems to be smiling -- if not outright, then… Continue reading
Jun 05 Judy's Notebook: A Millennial Crystal Ball If you still aren't sure about how large a role technology will play in creating job opportunities in the future, or whether China rather than the U.S. is the main driver of the global economy, or how worried the younger… Continue reading
May 01 Does Obama Have the 'Juice' to Influence Congress? Surely it was the first time the word "juice" was used in a presidential press conference to mean political clout. And maybe ever. After reciting a few of Mr. Obama's recent legislative disappointments, ABC's Jonathan Karl looked the president in… Continue reading
Apr 11 Judy's Notebook: A Budget to Get Worked Up About Copies of US President Barack Obama's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget proposal wait to be distributed to Senate staff on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Photo credit SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images The very words "federal budget" make most of us yawn. The… Continue reading
Apr 04 Mapping the Brain: Something We Can All Cheer While much of the country's news "diet" this week has been filled with stories about North Korea, the debate in the U.S. over guns, and the college basketball finals, I was fixed on a story about that most mysterious… Continue reading