Feb 12 Watch Diverse Candidates Aim to Transcend Race, Gender The presidential primary races show diverse candidates polling high. The NewsHour reports on the issues of race and gender in the 2008 presidential election. Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch Supreme Court Revisits Race in Public Schools The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday about whether schools in Seattle, Wash., and Louisville, Ky., can consider race when placing students in public elementary and secondary schools. The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle explains the cases that could affect millions… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch Essayist Reflects on Breaking Out of Boxes in Society Gender, race and nationality are identities that we are born into, but essayist Clarence Page reflects on our self-imposed boxes and what happens when we try to break out of them. Continue watching
Nov 08 Perlmutter Wins Colorado’s 7th District Seat By Admin, PBS News Hour Democrat Ed Perlmutter won his bid for Colorado's 7th District seat Tuesday, beating his Republican opponent Rick O'Donnell and bringing home a much hoped for victory for the Democratic Party. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch Fight to Finish in Tennessee Senate Race The Tennessee Senate race between Democrat Harold Ford Jr. and Republican Bob Corker has taken a nasty turn through negative ads and unplanned confrontations between the candidates. Two editors discuss the race. Continue watching
Oct 18 Tyson Steps into Political Ring by Endorsing Steele By PBS News Hour As former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson made sports headlines by hinting that he wanted to fight a female boxer in the ring, he also made political headlines by wearing a "Steele for Maryland" T-shirt. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch Abortion, Race and Business Law on Supreme Court’s New Docket The U.S. Supreme Court began its next term Monday with cases on late-term abortions, the use of race in school admissions, patent law and pollution control. Legal experts discuss the cases and the issues that will define the new term. Continue watching
Sep 29 7th District Candidates Trade Personal, Political Barbs By Admin, PBS News Hour Colorado Democrat and candidate for the state's 7th Congressional District seat Ed Perlmutter was forced to defend himself Thursday against charges that the work of his lobbyist wife could create a conflict of interest if he is elected. Continue reading
Aug 23 Governor Frank Murkowski Loses Re-election Bid in Alaska Primary By Admin, PBS News Hour After a rocky first term, Republican Gov. Frank Murkowski lost his chance at a second try for Alaska's governor's mansion. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch Lieberman Defends Decision to Run as Independent in U.S. Senate Race After serving as Connecticut's U.S. Senator for 18 years, Democrat Joe Lieberman lost his party's primary on Tuesday. Having announced his decision to run as an "Independent Democrat", Lieberman discusses why he will continue his campaign into the fall general… Continue watching