Jul 25 A Call to Focus on Finding Jobs for Those with Disabilities Robert Lambert, a blind worker at Blind Industries and Services of Maryland, carries fabric that has been cut into pieces for military uniforms in Baltimore, M.D., in Jan. 2012. Photo by Jay Mallin/ Bloomberg/ Getty Images. As the… Continue reading
Jul 24 Ride, Sally Ride: My Dinner with the First American Woman in Space Pictured at the opening of the Challenger Learning Center in Atlanta on January 28, 2003: Cheryl McNair, June Scobee Rodgers, Sally Ride and Miles O'Brien. Photo by Ted Pio-roda/CNN. On January 28, 2003, I was sitting on top… Continue reading
Jul 19 Judy’s Notebook: Civil Rights for the Next Generation You can find inspiration when you're not even looking for it. I was reminded of this Wednesday as I spent time with one of the many groups of young people who flock to Washington during our hot summers. This… Continue reading
Jul 12 Was Your Yahoo! Password Exposed? News broke late last night that the Yahoo Voices service was hacked, exposing more than 450,000 usernames and passwords. If you'd like to check whether your email address was included we've built this tool: Type in your username or… Continue reading
Jul 11 Judy’s Notebook: As House Votes on Health Law, Washington’s Disconnect Tourists use umbrellas for shade as they tour the U.S. Capitol grounds. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Update, 4:30 p.m. For the second time since the Affordable Care act was passed in 2010, the House has voted to repeal… Continue reading
Jul 09 Political Checklist: Tax Talk and Name Calling EmbedVideo(3840, 482, 304); Judy Woodruff, Gwen Ifill and I talked Monday about the other thing heating up Washington this week: tax cuts. It might sound wonkish but it's actually all about politics, noted Woodruff in our chat. Continue reading
Jul 05 Gwen’s Take: Our Messy Liberties, Then and Now John Trumbull's painting, Declaration of Independence On the Fourth of July, I poured a cup of coffee and started my day reading the Declaration of Independence at my kitchen table. Out loud. You should try it. It's one… Continue reading
Jun 18 Rio+20 Conference: Stark Contrasts and Little Common Ground Historic Fort Copacabana is one of the venues for the Rio+20 conferences. Photo by Fred de Sam Lazaro for the PBS NewsHour. RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil | Variety is an inherent fringe benefit of this job, but rarely does… Continue reading
Jun 14 ‘We Were Here’ Recalls a Tough Era for San Francisco’s Gay Community Bobbi Campbell, Photo courtesy of ITVS. I've been working on a story that brings back lots of memories and thoughts about a tough subject. It's a story about a documentary that PBS stations will air this week remembering the… Continue reading
Jun 13 Verizon Wants You to Share Everything but Data Plans Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest mobile carrier, announced they are changing up how they will bill for data services across devices. The new plan, called Share Everything, means new customers and current customers who choose to… Continue reading