Dec 27 Miles O'Brien: Crawling in Sewage, Sleeping With Dolphins in 2012 EmbedVideo(5319, 482, 304); Over the past year, Miles O'Brien has jogged, drank and slept on the job. He's suited up, strapped in and goofed off. He swam with dolphins to study sleep, played ball with chimps, tracked radiation… Continue reading
Dec 27 What Have We Learned From the Dropout Crisis? In Clark County, Nevada, Chaparral High School's turnaround program had administrators going door-to-door to bring dropouts back to the classroom. Photo by Mike Fritz/PBS NewsHour. Here's a statistic we've reported on all year: One in four students drops out… Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch Exit Interview: Barney Frank Reflects on Successes, Regrets, Future Plans Exit Interview: Barney Frank Reflects on Successes, Regrets, Future Plans… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch Risk of Sequestration, Economic Uncertainty Haunts Investors, Federal Employees Risk of Sequestration, Economic Uncertainty Haunts Investors, Federal Employees… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch California Law That Aspires to Improve Mental Health Raises Coercion Concerns California Law That Aspires to Improve Mental Health Raises Coercion Concerns… Continue watching
Dec 26 In Photos: Comparing Washington, D.C. in 1913 and Today A hundred years ago, the streets of Washington, D.C., were packed with women demanding the right to vote. The women -- some of them farmers, doctors, actresses and students -- traveled far distances in some cases to march… Continue reading
Dec 26 Commentary: A Tech To-Do List for Washington in 2013 Rob Pegoraro tries to make sense of computers, consumer electronics, telecom services, the Internet, software and other things that beep or blink through reporting, reviewing and analysis -- from 1999 to 2011 as the Washington Post's tech columnist, now… Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch In China, Government Corruption Prompts Unexpected Criticism From Policemen In China, Government Corruption Prompts Unexpected Criticism From Policemen… Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch On Mindanao, Protecting Civilians in a Conflict Zone With Eyes and Notepad On Mindanao, Protecting Civilians in a Conflict Zone With Eyes and Notepad… Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch Full Implementation a Ways Off, 2013 Will Be Pivotal for Affordable Care Act Full Implementation a Ways Off, 2013 Will Be Pivotal for Affordable Care Act… Continue watching