Dec 28 Gwen's Take: Thanks for Watching Working a holiday week means having no more excuses. So my desk, which had turned into the place where election-year research goes to die, needed my attention. If I never replied to your invitation, answered your complimentary or critical… Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch A Tea Party Take on U.S. Debt, Federal Budget Deal Negotiations A Tea Party Take on U.S. Debt, Federal Budget Deal Negotiations… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch Under Austerity, Greeks Feel Unfolding Social and Humanitarian Crisis Under Austerity, Greeks Feel Unfolding Social and Humanitarian Crisis… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch Congressional Leaders Talk More Politics Than Fiscal Deal as Deadline Nears Congressional Leaders Talk More Politics Than Fiscal Deal as Deadline Nears… Continue watching
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