Dave Ross
Finally, hands across the aisle
We hear all the time that bipartisanship has disappeared.12 years ago
Dave Ross
Maybe it’s not what you eat, but when you eat it
At California's Salk Institute for Biological Studies, researchers took a group of mice, and fed them fatty foods.12 years ago
Dave Ross
They’re looking at you, but are they talking to you?
Last spring, I tried out Google Glass - the eyeglass computer that let you read the New York Times and monitor your Twitter feed while carrying on a conversation. One of Google's eyewear evangelists took me through a demonstration last spring.12 years ago
Dave Ross
Janay Rice spells out an inconvenient truth
Ever since the two videos of Ray Rice decking wife-to-be Janay in an elevator became sensation, domestic violence experts have portrayed Janay as a victim in denial.12 years ago
Dave Ross
Is anyone reading that transcript?
The implication of the Hands Up Don't Shoot demonstrations is that if you're black, the cops will stop you for no reason.12 years ago
Dave Ross
Why the grand jury ruled as it did
The transcript of the grand jury proceeding in the Michael Brown shooting fills 4,799 pages. And it shows that some of the witnesses against police officer Darren Wilson would have had serious credibility problems had the case gone to trial.12 years ago
Dave Ross
Ban the box
CBS's legal analyst Andrew Cohen has been trying to call attention to the growing prison population in the United States.12 years ago
Dave Ross
Well that was kind of underwhelming
For the approximately four million undocumented-but-otherwise-law-abiding parents who have been here for at least five years and whose children were born here as of Thursday, and who agree to pay all taxes, and who make it through a background check, we'll sell them some valid documents for a fee.12 years ago
Dave Ross
Why Americans are so divided
The big immigration announcement will once again see Americans choosing sides.12 years ago
Dave Ross
Democrat vs. Democrat
The Keystone XL Pipeline came up one vote short in the U.S. Senate last night, after a debate requested by Senator Mary Landrieu, who is faces losing her seat in next month's runoff election in Louisiana.12 years ago
Dave Ross
Capitol Hill Kumbayah
There's really no market for stories that reflect well on Congress - which must be why almost no one covered the passage of this bill last week: The Government Report Eliminations Act of 2014.12 years ago
Dave Ross
Obamacare’s smoking gun
It's this clip - from last year - of MIT economist Jonathan Gruber. He was a consultant on Romneycare and Obamacare, and he admitted that health care reform was a cleverly-disguised tax designed to trick stupid voters into permitting the government to transfer money from healthy people to sick people.12 years ago
Dave Ross
Who benefits from the Keystone pipeline?
Despite the election, there are Democrats still trying to stop the Keystone XL pipeline - like Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee.12 years ago
Dave Ross
They will not comply
In Washington State last week, voters gave a 60 percent majority to Initiative 594 - an initiative that closes the gun show loophole.12 years ago
Dave Ross
Will a dip in Green Lake make you more stupid?
The headline says that scientists have discovered a virus that makes humans more stupid and it's been found in water.12 years ago
Dave Ross
What happened to the epidemic?
A month ago the big story was the Ebola epidemic that was knocking on America's door. To the point that, parents at one elementary school panicked over two new students who had just come from Rwanda - nowhere near the outbreak.12 years ago
Dave Ross
The General who talks to a name on the wall
What you notice about veterans, especially those who've seen combat, is that the stories they tell are rarely about themselves.12 years ago
Dave Ross
It’s what happens when too many people go bananas
Twenty-five years ago, when the Berlin Wall opened - I spent a week there watching the celebrations.12 years ago
Dave Ross
The countdown is on
President Obama is ready to use the nuclear option: an executive order to legalize millions of undocumented immigrants.12 years ago
Dave Ross
Is Washington finally ready to do business?
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, majority leader in waiting, was all smiles in his first news conference since his election victory, saying Republicans do not want a fight.12 years ago
Dave Ross
Is your vote really a choice?
More and more evidence indicates that human beings make decisions based on emotion even when we think we're using logic.12 years ago
Dave Ross
How to vote more than once legally
A lot of people look forward to Election Day for one reason. It means the ads finally stop.12 years ago
Dave Ross
They want you. Maybe.
You are a hot commodity, my fellow voters. The analysts agree the key to which party prevails in tomorrow's election is one thing: turnout.12 years ago
Alyssa Kleven
Even on political sitcoms, entertainment, not politics, comes first
One of the Amazon original shows that's been gaining steam over the past year is "Alpha House." Its second season was released this week.12 years ago
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