Feb 20 With Sequester Looming, Obama Keeps Up Pressure on GOP Joined by emergency responders, President Obama speaks about the sequester. Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Nine days, and the only thing certain is more uncertainty. With competing proposals to stave off $85 billion in automatic cuts… Continue reading
Feb 19 Public Opinion May Support Expanded Gun Sale Background Checks EmbedVideo(5769, 514, 320); As part of a package of proposals aimed at preventing gun violence, President Obama is calling on Congress to pass legislation that strengthens the background check system on guns sales. While the 1993 Brady… Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch Conflicting Accounts of Reeva Steenkamp's Death Emerge in the Courtroom Conflicting Accounts of Reeva Steenkamp's Death Emerge in the Courtroom… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch Can Violent Video Games Play a Role in Violent Behavior? In our continuing look at the gun debate for PBS's weeklong special "After Newtown," Jeffrey Brown explores whether there is any connection between violent video games and violent behavior. Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch Supreme Court Case on Monsanto Seeds Tests Limitations of Patent Law Supreme Court Case on Monsanto Seeds Tests Limitations of Patent Law… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch U.S. Security Firm Report Says Chinese Hackers Targeted Over 140 Victims U.S. Security Firm Report Says Chinese Hackers Targeted Over 140 Victims… Continue watching
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