Nov 08 The Daily Frame People walk in the Toledo metro station in Naples, Italy, designed by architect Oscar Tusquets Blanca as part of the "Art Station Line 1" project, which has turned stations into works of art. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch China's Communist Party Congress Faces Political Transition, Corruption Issues Over 2,000 delegates met for the first day of China's 18th Communist Party Congress in order to commence its once-in-a-decade process of choosing new national leadership. Meanwhile outgoing President Hu Jintao discouraged corruption among the party leadership. Lindsey Hilsum of… Continue watching
Nov 07 After High-Cost Campaign, Obama Wins Re-Election President Obama successfully won the re-election Nov. 6, 2012, but after the costliest -- and one of the nastiest -- campaigns in history, divided government was alive and well, especially in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate. Continue reading
Nov 07 Ballot Measures Have Historical Results on Same-Sex Marriage and Legal Marijuana In all, there were 176 measures on the ballots Election Day in 38 states. But two issues made history in four states. Maine and Maryland voters approved same-sex marriage while Washington state and Colorado legalized recreational use of marijuana. Continue reading
Nov 07 Analysis: Obama Wins But Washington Unchanged President Obama has won the election and has four more years to push for economic and social policies passed in his first-term presidency. But with the balance of power in Congress unchanged, Obama may face the same gridlock in Washington. Continue reading
Nov 05 Red Hook's Resilience Tested by Sandy Red Hook is a remarkably close-knit and neighborly community. Sandy tested that social infrastructure but did not damage it, even though half the neighborhood lacks power and hundreds of residents have lost piles of personal possessions and family memorabilia. Continue reading
Nov 05 If Ann Romney Is Next First Lady, What Would that Mean for M.S.? For Ann Romney, it started as it has for millions of Americans. Numbness. Dizziness. "Foggy brain." Simple things that, when combined, added up to a startling diagnosis: Multiple sclerosis. After a year of aggressive intravenous steroid treatment in… Continue reading
Nov 05 'The President Is Ill': How Health Has Impacted the U.S. Presidency For Ann Romney, it started as it has for millions of Americans. Numbness. Dizziness. "Foggy brain." Simple things that, when combined, added up to a startling diagnosis: Multiple sclerosis. After a year of aggressive intravenous steroid treatment in… Continue reading
Nov 05 Never Aired 1976 Gerald Ford Ad Too Emotionally Charged for Its Time EmbedVideo(4883, 482, 304); Film is courtesy of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library While thinking about how last minute events like Hurricane Sandy, speeches and political commercials might influence the outcome of the 2012 election, I recalled hearing about… Continue reading
Nov 05 Ask Larry: When Do I Get Back What I Paid to SS? Blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility. Photo by William Thomas Cain via Getty Images. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security… Continue reading