Apr 18 Watch Rise of Domestic Drones Draws Questions About Privacy, Limiting Use Rise of Domestic Drones Draws Questions About Privacy, Limiting Use… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch News Wrap: Supreme Court Hears Arguments Challenging Surveillance Law In other news Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments challenging parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The case was brought to the court over an expansion of the law that some are concerned gives government too much power… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 'Mosque Crawlers,' 'Rakers' Monitoring U.S. Muslims for NYPD The White House helped fund a police surveillance effort of Muslims in the New York City area after 9/11, The Associated Press revealed Monday. The operation, part of a monitoring story that emerged last summer, triggered immediate criticism from civil… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch Immigration, Affirmative Action on New High Court Docket; Health Reform Awaited The U.S. Supreme Court returned to work Monday and the court has a docket full of controversial cases on topics ranging from obscenity to strip searches to warrantless surveillance. Gwen Ifill previews the new term with The National Law Journal's… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch Journalist Kati Marton Examines Human Cost of War Margaret Warner chats with author Kati Marton about her book "Enemies of the People: My Family's Journey to America," which looks at the human cost of the Cold War. Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch Other News: Chrysler to Reopen 7 Plants In other news, Chrysler said it will reopen seven auto plants, and the National Security Administration's domestic surveillance program may have been broader than first realized, according to The New York Times. Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch American Cross-border Gun Traffic Fuels Mexican Drug-related Violence NewsHour special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye reports on the American gun trade that is fueling drug-related violence in Mexico and new efforts to stop it. Continue watching
Apr 09 Disease Trackers Examine Search Engine Data for Clues By Admin, PBS News Hour Examining Web users' search terms could help public health officials identify emerging epidemics days, if not weeks, faster than more traditional forms of disease surveillance. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch Details Slowly Emerge in Anthrax Attacks Investigation A flurry of controversy over the apparent suicide of Bruce Ivins, the chief suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks, has raised more questions for investigators. A New York Times reporter navigates the latest developments. Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch Wiretapping Bill Heads to Senate After Telecoms Debate The House approved a wide-ranging terror surveillance overhaul Friday. Caroline Fredrickson of the ACLU and George Terwilliger, a former deputy attorney general for the first President Bush, examine the measure. Continue watching