rhodes and leona b. carpenter foundation. and by the charles a. frueauff foundation. >> this week on "to the contrary" first some startling discoveries about men and rape. then, parents give adoptive children to strangers online. behind the headlines: having only one child may have many advantages. hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. i first, global rape concerns. across the globe concerned citizens are calling on judicial systems to do more to stop rape. in india the death penalty for four men convicted this week of brutally beating and raping a woman on a bus. she died two weeks later. as a result of the inter national uproar that followed, the indian government passed a law approving the death penalty. in the u.s., a naval academy case drew indignation after defense attorneys asked the victim vulgar sexual questions. and a judge in montana was criticized and apologized for saying an underage rape victim was fully in control of her situation. this week comes a sh

rhodes and leona b. carpenter foundation. and by the charles a. frueauff foundation. >> this week on "to the contrary" first, a surprising age split over obamacare. then, mixed-race couples may be marriage averse. behind the headlines: hillary or no hillary this woman wants to see a woman elected president in 2016. hello, i'm bonnie erbe. welcome to "to the contrary," a discussion of news and social trends from diverse perspectives. up first, health care reform. in a few weeks americans can start signing up for obamacare health insurance. but that won't end the debate. there's still a robust campaign led mainly by republicans to defund the affordable care act. the administration along with corporate partners is spending almost three-quarters of a billion dollars to educate the public, especially young healthy adults, about obamacare. this week a new survey finds that outreach may be working. the morning consult tracking poll shows 56% of adults 18 to 29 years old support the law, and 35% are almost certain or very likely to enroll. on the other si

rhodes and leona b. carpenter foundation. and by the charles a. frueauff foundation. for a transcript or to see an online version of this episode of "to the contrary" please visit our pbs website at www.pbs.org/tothecontrary. martinez has written one book in his life. its called the boy kings of texas and it made him a finalist for the national book award. its coming up next on well read. . . . . . terry: hi everybody im terry tazioli. thank you for being with us on well read. domingo martinez grew up in brownsville texas in a barrio. in an area he often described as devoid of culture and the arts, any culture, any art, nothing there, but there must have been something there. at least enough to inspire him to write a memoir. its his first book, the boy kings of texas. it made him a nalist for the national book award. not bad right out of the blocks. domingo martinez, welcome to well read. domingo martinez: hi terry. thanks for having me here. terry: youre welcome. its great to have you here. i will ask you about the national book award and the announcement and how you

rhodes and leona b. carpenter foundation. and by the charles a. frueauff foundation. for a transcript or to see an online version of this episode of "to the contrary" please visit our pbs website at www.pbs.org/tothecontrary. - bob scully's world show is brought to you by smi-enerpro. the solution in energy optimization. and by... ...domaine pinnacle ice apple wine. winter's gold. ♪ - hi, this is bob scully, and welcome to another edition of the world show: entrepreneurs/ the lengvari series. entrepreneurs are many things, but they are not snobs. they're ready to take any job if it will get them where they want to go, and along the way they often learn some useful skills. now, get a load of the résumé on this week's entrepreneur: he was a maximum-security prison guard, he was involved in fisheries as a biologist, he's a techno geek who designed his own computer, he is a pilot who designed his own plane, he's a mechanic who had 7 motorcycles and was able to fix them, he was a grain loader on the great lakes, and what did he end up doing? he ended up being a banker. "oh