The Takeaway

Escalating violence in Syria described by U.N. peacekeeper as "civil war" | Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticizes Russia's shipment of attack helicopters to Syria, but Moscow says they're not breaking any international laws | A new traffic incentive program in California awards drivers for leaving early, or late, for work | Why Washington Mutual failed | The prospect of a post-racial America | And former NFL player Wade Davis comes out.

The UN says Syrian government is using children as human shields | Tom Daschle on the Affordable Care Act | Political advertising targets you, specifically, through social media | Why no woman has moderated a presidential debate in 20 years | Town in Massachusetts levies $20 fine for using "unsavory language" | Rep. Barney Frank on marriage and retirement | And the thirty year anniversary of a racially-charged killing in Detroit.

Cash in politics with Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich | The CEO of Chesapeake Energy who has allegedly used the company coffers as his own personal ATM | Professor of behavioral economics Dan Ariely talks about honesty and whether 'good' lies can harm our society | Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz on income inequality in America | The latest political jabs from the presidential campaign | And whether President Obama has failed the African-American community with Fredrick Harris, author of "The Price of the Ticket."

A former NFL player criticizes the league for concealing info on head-related injuries | Following the money to find out who's donating to which party | A Texan takes on the assessment of his state by the New York Times' Gail Collins | The Takeaway revisits the history and importance of painter Gustav Klimt on his 150th birthday | How much does the public deserve to know about national security? | A Sesame Street composer's reaction to his music being used to torture detainees | PBS is auto-tuning and remixing some of your favorite personalities.