By the Numbers: Childhood Poverty in the U.S.
One in five children live below the federal poverty line, but what else do the numbers reveal about the jarring problem of childhood poverty in the U.S.?
November 20, 2012
About Concussion Watch
Welcome to Concussion Watch, an effort to monitor the NFL's response to the risk of head injury in professional football.
November 16, 2012
House GOP Faults Corzine, Regulators for MF Global Collapse
House Republicans have released a scathing postmortem of the collapse of MF Global, blaming the leadership of Chief Executive Jon Corzine and a breakdown in regulatory oversight for the brokerage's 2011 bankruptcy.
November 15, 2012
The Shadow Side of Assisted Suicide
The underground world of assisted suicide has added new layers of moral and legal complexity to one of the nation's most polarizing issues. For example, what does it mean to actually assist in a suicide? Who, if anyone, should be allowed to pursue aid in dying? Six experts weigh in.
November 13, 2012
Bradley Manning Hints at Guilty Plea in WikiLeaks Case
Bradley Manning, the Army intelligence analyst accused of providing thousands of military records and diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks, has signaled he may plead guilty to a portion of the 34 charges currently facing him.
November 8, 2012
Trevor Potter: The Political Reality of Citizens United
The Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Citizens United has resulted in less transparency and the potential for more corruption in the nation's campaign finance system, says former federal election commissioner Trevor Potter.
October 30, 2012
U.S. Sues Bank of America for $1 Billion Over Mortgage Sales
Prosecutors have charged the bank with fraud for the sale of "defective" home loans.
October 24, 2012
Robert Brulle: Inside the Climate Change "Countermovement"
A sociologist at Drexel University, Robert Brulle's research focuses on the strategy of what he calls "the climate change countermovement." Brulle says the movement "has had a real political and ecological impact on the failure of the world to act" on global warming.
October 23, 2012
Tim Phillips: The Case Against Climate Legislation
Legislation to combat climate change would be devastating for families and businesses, resulting in "higher taxes, lost jobs," and "less freedom," says Tim Phillips, president of Americans for Prosperity.
October 23, 2012
Bob Inglis: Climate Change and the Republican Party
In 2010, Republican Bob Inglis lost his bid for reelection after telling a radio host that he believed humans were contributing to climate change. "The most enduring heresy that I committed was saying the climate change is real, and let's do something about it," he told FRONTLINE.
October 23, 2012
Steve Coll: How Exxon Shaped the Climate Debate
ExxonMobil has driven a wedge into the debate around global warming by fueling doubts in the public mind about whether climate science is legitimate, says Steve Coll, a staff writer at The New Yorker and author of Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power.
October 23, 2012
Andrew Dessler: Science and the Politics of Climate Change
An expert on how clouds relate to a warming planet, Texas A&M scholar Andrew Dessler became a target of climate science critics following an interview he gave to The New York Times. "Science is what science is," Dessler says. "Nature doesn’t care what your political persuasion is."
October 23, 2012