Jul 30 Watch Did Bradley Manning Get a Fair Trial? Though found not guilty of aiding the enemy, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was convicted on other 19 charges. Former CIA official Jeffrey Smith and Michael Ratner from the Center for Constitutional Rights join Jeffrey Brown to offer their views on… Continue watching
Jul 30 Changing the Culture of Sexual Assault Against Female Service Members Female Marine recruits stand in formation following hand-to-hand combat training during boot camp at MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina. Even as combat roles begin to open up for female marines, many of them feel marginalized and discriminated against by… Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch Gangs 'Do Whatever They Want' in Honduras City Known as Most Dangerous Place Drug gangs rule the streets in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, where more than 20 people are murdered each week. Located at the crossroads of drug shipments from South America to the U.S., that city is now called the most dangerous… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama's Economy Speech, Chances for Congress Compromise Shields and Brooks on Obama's Economy Speech, Chances for Congress Compromise… Continue watching
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… Continue reading
Jul 26 Fiscal Fight Looming Over August Recess Pressure to reach an agreement on how to fund the U.S. government lingers while Congress prepares to go on a month-long recess next week. Congress is a week away from a month-long summer recess, and appears to be… Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch Attorney General Holder Says Texas Should Get Approval for Election Rule Changes Attorney General Holder Says Texas Should Get Approval for Election Rule Changes… Continue watching
Jul 24 Obama: Washington Took Its Eye off the Economic Ball President Obama will use a series of back-to-back speeches over two days to sell the public on his vision of a thriving economy. He gave the first of those speeches Wednesday at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill. GALESBURG, Ill. --… Continue reading
Jul 24 Science 'Classroom Without Walls' Replete with Snapping Turtles, Snakes EmbedVideo(7015, 482, 304); Eighth grade teacher Darrell Walker routinely teaches his science class in the wetlands behind their North Carolina middle school. Video by Rebecca Jacobson "Snake! Snake!" an eighth-grade student shouts from the boardwalk as she crosses… Continue reading
Jul 24 Anthony Weiner Comes Clean, Presses On in Mayoral Bid By Christina Bellantoni Anthony Weiner, a leading candidate for New York City mayor, addressed new allegations that he engaged in lewd online conversations. The former congressman says he will continue his candidacy. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images It's not every day that a… Continue reading