Friday, July 12, 2002

Cleaning Up
After an update from Kwame Holman, business correspondent Paul Solman gets three perspectives on the recent corporate and accounting scandals from Pete Peterson, chairman of The Blackstone Group and former Secretary of Commerce in the Nixon administration; William George, former CEO at Medtronic, a multi-billion dollar medical technology firm; and Richard Syron, CEO at Thermo Electron, a manufacturer of scientific instruments.

Shields and Brooks
Ray Suarez moderates this week's analysis with syndicated columnist Mark Shields and David Brooks of The Weekly Standard.

Captured on Tape
Correspondent Saul Gonzalez of KCET Television in Los Angeles reports on a case of videotaped police abuse in Southern California.

Missing
Terence Smith looks at why the media cover some missing persons cases and not others with Greta Van Susteren of Fox News Channel and Keith Woods of the Poynter Institute.

Poetry: Tennis
Former poet laureate Robert Pinsky reflects on summertime sports and reads a poem about tennis.

Thursday, July 11, 2002

Sinking Stocks
Ray Suarez looks at the sliding stock market with Lynn Stout, professor of securities regulation at the UCLA School of Law; Eric McKissack, vice chairman of Ariel Capital Management; and Frank Werner, associate professor of finance at the Fordham Business Schools.

Better Bookkeeping
Kwame Holman reports on the Senate debate over new regulations for corporations and their accountants.

Old Business
Gwen Ifill discusses new questions about President Bush's past business interactions with Donald Langevoort, professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center and former counsel at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Sharing the Wealth
Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from the African nation of Chad on using new oil money to fight poverty.

Conversation: The Cat from Hue
Terence Smith talks with former Vietnam War correspondent John Laurence about his new book, The Cat from Hue: A Vietnam War Story.

Wednesday, July 10, 2002

Newsmaker: Tom Daschle
Margaret Warner interviews Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D- S.D.) about the government's plan to crack down on bad business practices.

Newsmaker: Don Nickles
For the Republican view, Gwen Ifill talks to Assistant Minority Leader Don Nickles (R- Okla.) about the future of corporate responsibility.

Frontlines and Deadlines
Terence Smith examines the dangers faced by reporters in conflict zones in this time of increased international reporting.

Help for Africa
Ray Suarez reports on the debate over troubles in Africa and the continent's economic future.

Tuesday, July 9, 2002

Corporate Crackdown
Excerpts from President Bush's speech today calling for harsher corporate fraud penalties.

Newsmaker: Paul O'Neill
Jim Lehrer interviews Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill about the Bush administration's position on corporate responsibility.

Better Business
For reaction to President Bush's speech on corporate practices, Gwen Ifill talks with Joseph Grundfest, former commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission; Carolyn Woo, dean of the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame; and Damon Silvers, associate general counsel at the AFL-CIO.

Hormone Therapy
Margaret Warner looks at a major development in the use of hormone therapy for women's health issues with Dr. Marcia Stefanick, who led a National Institutes of Health study on the treatment.

Essay: 100 Years of Hope
Essayist Roger Rosenblatt looks at the enduring appeal of Bob Hope.

Monday, July 8, 2002

Taking Questions
Excerpts from President Bush's press conference.

Fallen Giant
Kwame Holman reports on the congressional hearing on the collapse of WorldCom. For further analysis, Ray Suarez talks to Blair Levin, a telecommunications analyst at Legg Mason and former chief of staff at the FCC; and Julia Grant, professor of accounting at The Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.

Spreading Scourge
Following an update on the spread of AIDS from health correspondent Susan Dentzer, Gwen Ifill talks with Peter Piot, executive director of UN AIDS, and Sandra Thurman, president of The International AIDS Trust.

Essay:Desert Religions
Essayist Richard Rodriguez reflects on the current state of Christianity, Judaism and Islam.