Jan 28th, 2010 · Investigative journalist Mark Schapiro discusses the cap and trade system — which limits carbon emissions — and why financial institutions love it. Schapiro is the editorial director for the Center for Investigative Reporting.
Jan 28th, 2010 · In his first State of the Union speech Wednesday, President Obama stressed the need for jobs, and he appealed to Congress to move away from partisan politics to achieve results. Commentators' opinions of Obama's address ranged from complimentary to condemning. Read a sampling of editorials and commentaries about the speech.
Oct 9th, 2009 · The magazine's editorial director won't say how much the matriarch of the cartoon family will show in the November edition — or whether she lets that big pile of blue hair down. He said only that "it's very, very racy."
Aug 30th, 2009 · Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is quietly revolutionizing U.S. foreign policy. That was the thrust of a recent editorial in the Washington Post. Clinton's top advisors say they don't object to that characterization. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.
Aug 26th, 2009 · Officials in the St. Bernard Parish of New Orleans violated the Fair Housing Act by blocking the construction of mixed-income apartment buildings, a federal judge has ruled. Guest host Jennifer Ludden talks with Jarvis DeBerry, an editorial writer with the Times-Picayune, for an update.
Jul 10th, 2009 · The Justice Department e-mailed a press release with too much information. The subject line read, "Federal Grand Jury Returns Indictment On Internet Bomb Threats." To which somebody added: "Good luck, this one sucked." Officials soon sent a corrected version. A spokeswoman says the line was meant to alert a press office editor to possible typographical errors.
Jul 7th, 2009 · Journalist Michael Carey — former editorial page editor and current columnist for the Anchorage Daily News — discusses the Alaska's reaction to Sarah Palin's announcement that she will be stepping down as Governor of the state.
Apr 16th, 2009 · President Obama kicked off his first trip to Latin America with a media blitz aimed at the region's 569 million residents, promising "a new day" for U.S.-Latin American relations and vowing partnerships that aren't based on right-vs.-left ideologies.