Feb 05 Watch Justice Department Justifies Killing Americans Abroad With Links to al-Qaida Justice Department Justifies Killing Americans Abroad With Links to al-Qaida… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch News Wrap: FBI Rescues Boy After Week-Long Hostage Standoff in Alabama In other news Monday, the FBI stormed a bunker in Alabama in order to rescue a 5-year-old boy from a week-long hostage standoff. Also, a suicide bomber in Iraq struck an anti al-Qaeda milita, killing at least 22 and wounding… Continue watching
Jan 31 Process and Prospects for Same-Sex Marriage in Rhode Island Marriage Equality Rhode Island (MERI) signs along the park fence at the 2012 Providence Pride Festival. Photo by Flickr user rauchdickson. It may seem like Rhode Island, the only state in New England that doesn't yet allow same-sex… Continue reading
Jan 29 Obama Says ‘Now Is the Time’ for Comprehensive Immigration Reform EmbedVideo(5596, 482, 304); In Nevada Tuesday, President Obama outlined his vision for immigration reform, insisting that "now is the time" for action while embracing a bipartisan plan detailed by the so-called "Gang of Eight" senators Monday. You… Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch News Wrap: Judge Approves BP Oil Spill Settlement Worth $4 Billion British Petroleum agreed to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges. The company will also pay four billion dollars in criminal penalties in connection to the 2010 Deep Water Discovery oil spill in the Gulf Coast. Senator John Kerry, D-Mass. Continue watching
Jan 25 Background Checks Don’t Threaten Second Amendment, Biden Says A gun store employee in Los Angeles inspects a semi-automatic rifle. An Obama administration plan to reduce gun violence includes restricting sales of assault weapons. Photo by Reuters/ Lucy Nicholson. Vice President Joe Biden said that a proposal to… Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch The Debate on Abortion, Four Decades After Roe v. Wade The Debate on Abortion, Four Decades After Roe vs. Wade… Continue watching
Jan 22 Roe v. Wade’s Influence Felt on 1992 Abortion Case By Victoria Fleischer // Today marks the 40th anniversary of the landmark decision Roe v. Wade. On Jan. 22, 1973, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that the due process clause of the 14th Amendment extends to a woman's decision to have an abortion. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch NewsHour Roe vs Wade 1992 The NewsHour with MacNeil/Lehrer, dedicated the entire show to the court’s decision. Continue watching
Jan 16 President Obama’s Gun Violence Executive Actions On Wednesday, President Obama signed a series of 23 executive actions aimed at stopping what he called, "the epidemic of gun violence in this country." Mr. Obama and Vice President Biden announced the specifics of the proposals at a… Continue reading