Aug 15th, 2008 · California prisons face a court order to end a decades-long practice of separating inmates by race. At San Quentin, the process has already begun. Inmates and prison officials gathered to air their concerns about how violence may increase.
Aug 4th, 2008 · Time Warner could soon announce a plan for separating AOL's Internet dial-up and advertising businesses. The move could foreshadow spinning off the whole AOL division. Madeleine Brand speaks with Marketplace's Amy Scott about attempts to shore up the once behemoth internet service provider.
Jul 17th, 2008 · Last year, Erwin and Inger Young of Sandwich, NH were swindled out of the deed to their home. The couple was separating and refinancing seemed like the best way out of a money hole, but they ended up caught in a common mortgage scam.
Jun 23rd, 2008 · George Carlin once said, "I'm completely in favor of the separation of church and state. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death."
Apr 16th, 2008 · John McCain, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, laid out his economic strategy Tuesday at an address in Pittsburgh. McCain was trying to convince voters that he could bring economic change while separating himself from the Bush administration.
Feb 24th, 2008 · Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has accused her rival, Barack Obama, of distorting her views about health care and trade in a flyer he mailed to voters. Obama responded to the attack, defending the flyers' accuracy.
Feb 19th, 2008 · Altria, the company formerly known as Philip Morris, is separating its shrinking U.S. cigarette operation from its growing international cigarette business. Profits are coming in from countries like Turkey, where as many as 60 percent of adult men smoke. A law goes into effect next year that bans smoking in public places.
Feb 14th, 2008 · In commemoration of Valentine's Day, the program examines how stringent visa rules keep many Americans separated from their foreign-born sweethearts. Wendy Brown, whose fiancé, an Albanian native, has been unable to get a U.S. visa tells her story. Brown is joined by Washington Post reporter Karin Brulliard.