To the Point

Bailed out banks repaid with interest, but financial minds warn it could happen again. Are pension funds and depositors adequately insured? Will bailouts be needed again?

A new study shows that illegal immigration from Mexico has dropped to zero, reversing a trend that has shaped American law, culture and politics.

Chen Guangcheng has been offered a fellowship in the US. How are the Chinese government and Obama Administration managing an historically awkward moment?

Rupert Murdoch is accused of "willful blindness" to wrongdoing and of being "unfit" to run his international media empire. We look at his problems and his influence.

Standardized test questions about a pineapple and a hare have spawned debate about the privatization of public schools at a cost to taxpayers and the quality of education.

Republicans took over Congress promising change, but refusals to compromise have made them historically unproductive. Is this Congress more dysfunctional than others?

It's been 20 years since the Rodney King riots ripped apart America's second largest city.  What's happened since?  What are the lessons for the rest of America?

For only the second time in its history, Egypt will have more than one presidential candidate on the ballot. But controversy has already cast doubt on the process.

How reliable is forensic evidence used in criminal trials? An investigation into the FBI's crime labs could involve thousands wrongfully convicted of crimes.

Arizona’s law targeting illegal immigrants is before the Supreme Court. Sara Terry asks if states have the right to act in the face of “lax enforcement” of federal laws?