Feb 19 White House Reporters Frustrated With Obama Administration President Obama speaks to reporters last summer. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Is it bad for democracy when a president answers impromptu questions from the press 107 times after a photo opportunity, compared with his predecessor's 355? Or… Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch More Evidence Chinese Military Unit Hacked Hundreds of U.S. Computer Systems An intelligence report suggests that a secretive military unit in China has been hacking the computer systems of American corporations and organizations since 2006 and stealing information. President Obama highlighted the need for greater cyber security in his recent State… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch Questions Crop Up Around Health of Returning Chavez, Governance of Venezuela Questions Crop Up Around Health of Returning Chavez, Governance of Venezuela… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch After Newtown, Gun Control Debate Spurs Political Action Across the Nation After Newtown, Gun Control Debate Spurs Political Action Across the Nation… Continue watching
Feb 18 ‘The Invisible War’ Changing the Conversation on Rape in the Military Kori Cioca, a former member of the U.S. Coast Guard featured in the film "The Invisible War," was denied veteran's health benefits to cover treatment to her jaw, which she says was broken during a sexual assault by one of… Continue reading
Feb 18 How the Sticking Power of Mussels Can Advance Fetal Surgery Mussels and barnacles in the intertidal near Newquay, Cornwall, England. Photo by Mark A. Wilson. Department of Geology, The College of Wooster. BOSTON -- I learned this weekend that mussels, those brainless, hard-shell mollusks that and are found in… Continue reading
Feb 15 Arm Teachers or Ban Video Games? Students Debate in Google Hangout By Leah Clapman, Hari Sreenivasan The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., has made many schools rethink their safety procedures. It has also sparked emotional debates about the roots of violence. To find out how the tragedy has affected young people, we… Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch Examining Cyber Security With Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano Examining Cyber Security With Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch Shields and Gerson Discuss GOP Hold Up on Hagel, Looming Sequester Shields and Gerson Discuss GOP Hold Up on Hagel, Looming Sequester… Continue watching
Feb 15 Video Games: Violent, Yes. But Do They Make Us Violent? EmbedVideo(5745, 482, 304); Psychologist Brad Bushman and public health expert Cheryl Olson weigh in on the impact of violent video games on behavior. Watch the full report on PBS NewsHour Tuesday. I remember some years back when I… Continue reading