Jan 20 Watch Tara Setmayer at Political Parity Launch Tara Setmayer at Political Parity Launch… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch Shields, Brooks on Stopgap Payroll Tax Cut Deal, Iowa Caucuses, Holiday Wishes Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the payroll tax cut deal that ended the latest partisan standoff in Washington, their holiday wishes for the country and "Super PAC"… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch In Arkansas, Incumbent Lincoln ‘Catching It From All Sides’ Incumbent Blanche Lincoln is campaigning to hold on to her seat in the U.S. Senate in a heated Democratic primary race in Arkansas. Spencer Michels reports on how the state's agriculture industry and discontent with Washington may factor into the… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch Report Prompts Inquiry Into U.S. Attorneys’ Dismissal After the Justice Department issued a report to investigate the dismissal of nine U.S. attorneys, Attorney General Michael Mukasey appointed a criminal prosecutor. NPR's justice correspondent Ari Shapiro explains. Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch Poet Robert Wrigley Reads Verse About Partisanship Robert Wrigley, Professor of English at the University of Idaho, casts his vote in the county fair building in a peaceful corner of rural Idaho, but that has not enabled him to escape the anger or passion of partisanship. Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch Media Responds to Accusations of Bias in Middle East Coverage Three days into a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, many readers and viewers continue to debate the perceived bias in the coverage of the Middle East conflict. Media experts analyze the reasons behind the perceptions of bias in the war's… Continue watching