Mar 16 So You Live in a Bubble, Now What? Image by Marceltheshell via Wikimedia Commons. Watch the full piece: Author Charles Murray on Bubbles, Marriage and 'Coming Apart' We saw a lot of responses in comments, on Facebook, Twitter and Reddit to the quiz "Do You Live… Continue reading
Mar 14 Do you live in a bubble? Take this quiz to find out By Paul Solman Paul Solman interviews author Charles Murray about his book "Coming Apart" at a local diner near Murray's hometown of Burkittsville, Md. By Paul Solman and Elizabeth Shell Editor's Note: This post has been updated to include the 'share… Continue reading
Mar 12 New Health Reform Rules Issued as Supreme Court Review Nears By Jason Kane Heath and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, middle, makes her way to a news conference in July to announce a preliminary framework on health insurance exchanges. She issued the final regulations Monday. Photo by Tom Willaims/Roll Call. Just two weeks… Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch News Wrap: Supreme Court to Consider Affirmative Action Challenge In other news Tuesday, the Supreme Court agreed to revisit affirmative action in college admissions. A white student who was denied entry at the University of Texas in 2008 filed the case, calling the school's race-conscious policy unconstitutional. Also, federal… Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch News Wrap: Eurozone Ministers Move Closer to Granting Greece Next Bailout In other news Monday, Eurozone finance ministers decided at a meeting in Brussels that Greece must implement more austerity measures before they approve a $171 billion bailout package to avoid defaulting on its debts. Also, U.N. inspectors began a two-day… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch Austerity Plan Might Ease Greece Out of its 2-Year Debt Crisis After weeks of negotiations, Greece's political leaders wrapped up a controversial agreement Thursday on yet another round of austerity measures. Though the deal received some praise, Germany said it fell short while workers in Greece took to the streets to… Continue watching
Jan 26 Could Greece Fire Off a Global Credit Freeze? Pedestrians pass an entrance to the Greek finance ministry in Athens. European stocks declined from a five-month high as the region's finance ministers failed to agree on a debt-swap deal for Greece and called for a greater contribution from… Continue reading
Jan 25 Is There a Big Relief Rally Under Way? The European Central Bank's new headquarters, still under construction, right, are seen alongside other buildings within the city, across from the River Main in Frankfurt, Germany. Photo by Hannelore Foerster/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Some might be expecting comment on… Continue reading
Jan 23 Marcia Coyle: Court Moves 'Carefully' to Balance Rights in GPS Ruling By Elizabeth Summers The Supreme Court's decision Monday -- saying police must have a warrant before attaching a GPS tracker to vehicles -- shows the court "wants to move carefully" in weighing the privacy rights of individuals against law enforcement's need for… Continue reading
Jan 09 Could the U.S. Follow in the Eurozone's Footsteps? German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes French President Nicolas Sarkozy Monday at the Chancellery in Berlin. The two leaders discussed the ongoing Eurozone debt crisis. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users… Continue reading