 | |
 |
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
 |
| | Israeli-Palestinian Conflict |   | 
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
Venture Capitalists Look to Green Businesses for Boom
A recent surge in investments by venture capitalists in eco-friendly businesses is possibly triggering a boom in green and clean technology. Analysts report on the green market and its ability to make money while saving oil.
   
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
Senate Leadership Weighs Blocking Burris Appointment
After embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's named Roland Burris to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, Democratic Senate leaders claim they will invoke their constitutional power to block the appointment. Analysts discuss the situation's legal and political implications.
 
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
Author Peter Matthiessen Reflects on a Life in Words
Peter Matthiessen, a 2008 National Book Award winner, is best known as both a novelist and non-fiction writer, but he's also an environmental activist and American Indian rights advocate. Jeffrey Brown talks to the award-winning author of "Shadow Country."
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
Egyptian Ambassador Offers Views on Gaza Violence
Israel continued airstrikes on Hamas targets in Gaza Tuesday, indicating its intention to launch further attacks in the coming days. Egyptian ambassador Sameh Shoukry discusses his country's role in the crisis and his government's controversial decision to keep Egypt's border posts with Gaza closed.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
| | Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
| | Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Defiant Blagojevich Names Appointee for Senate Seat
Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointed former state Attorney General Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat Tuesday, prompting objections by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White. Reporters mull the move.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
Students, Scientists Build Biological 'Machines'
Student participants in the 2008 International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition crafted biological "machines," or living organisms, using original combinations of DNA and other organic material to help tackle environmental and health problems. Tom Bearden reports.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
| | Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
| | Obama's Transition to Power | | 
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
Economic Downturn Threatens California's Health Care System
Recent economic problems have created budget shortfalls in many states, but California is worse off than most. Faced with a massive deficit, state lawmakers might have to raise taxes or cut health care services. Betty Ann Bowser reports.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
Nobel Laureates Trace How the Economy Began to Fall Apart
The subprime mortgage meltdown and subsequent downward spiral caught some officials and the public off guard. Yet there were some clear indicators of the impending crisis. Paul Solman speaks to two Nobel award-winning economists about how the economy began to unfurl.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
Famed Singer Eartha Kitt Dies of Cancer at Age 81
Entertainer Eartha Kitt gained international celebrity for her sultry and elegant style before dying of colon cancer at age 81 on Christmas Day. Kitt recently spoke with Gwen Ifill for a PBS special.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
| | Afghanistan and the War on Terror | | 
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
Charities Feel the Pinch During Economic Crisis
Charitable groups across the country are feeling the pinch as the economic crisis has frozen people's pocketbooks and slowed rates of charitable giving. Philanthropy executives give an update.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
Worsening Economic Crisis Stops Short of Depression
Nobel laureate and economist Robert Solow offers his thoughts on the severity of current economic turmoil and the chances of the situation leading to another Great Depression in a conversation with Paul Solman.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
Influential Nobel-laureate Playwright Pinter Dies at 78
Harold Pinter, the Nobel Prize-winning playwright who has been lauded as the most influential dramatist of his generation, died Wednesday after battling cancer. Jeffrey Brown discusses Pinter's life and work with theater critic Ben Brantley.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
School in India Teaches Women to Improve Lives, Towns
The Barefoot College in northern India teaches women skills to bring solar power to their villages and to manage the energy system in rural areas. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the philosophy behind the school and its unusual approach to empowering women.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
| | Obama's Transition to Power | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
Report Unearths Regulatory Failures in IndyMac Case
Financial regulatory efforts apparently failed in the case of IndyMac, which was reportedly allowed to alter records to appear stronger than it was shortly before the sub-prime meltdown. Analysts take a closer look.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
Program Helps At-Risk Youth Find Corporate Jobs
To alleviate the 30 percent unemployment rate among urban youth, the Year Up program gives at-risk youth lessons in corporate culture and work ethic. Paul Solman reports on this approach to training young, would-be entrepreneurs.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
Obama Expands Job Growth Goals as Part of Broad Stimulus Proposal
President-elect Barack Obama is planning to create or preserve three million jobs over the next two years through a series of government construction projects and a massive stimulus plan. A Washington Post reporter takes a closer look at Mr. Obama's job growth goals.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
| | Obama's Transition to Power | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Infrastructure Spending May be Key to Boosting Economy
Some economists believe increasing government spending on infrastructure is the only way out of the nation's economic crisis. Paul Solman reports on how infrastructure spending may be a crucial way to resuscitate the economy.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
Details Scarce on How Banks Are Spending Rescue Funds
With half of the $700 billion in financial industry rescue funds already allocated, new questions are emerging over exactly how banks have used the money. A financial reporter and a top GAO official examine the issue.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
Activist Works to Help Ease Haiti's Hunger Crisis
As global food prices continue to rise, hunger in Haiti has fueled food riots and driven much of the population, including many children, to the brink of starvation. Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on one man's effort to alleviate the crisis.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
Aid Group Names Top 10 Humanitarian Crises of 2008
The international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders has named the world's worst crises of 2008, including neglected medical needs in Iraq, Zimbabwe and Myanmar. Ray Suarez speaks with the group's executive director, Nicolas de Torrente.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
| | Obama's Transition to Power | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Automakers Idle Plants While Awaiting Federal Action
Faced with historically slow sales, the big three auto companies have made more cost-cutting moves, including temporarily shuttering plants, in an attempt to stay afloat while the government debates an auto industry aid package. A reporter in Detroit provides an update.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
As Obama Finalizes Cabinet, More Senate Seats in Question
Lawmakers are still grappling with how to fill the open Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama, while Obama's latest selections to his Cabinet will create more high-level vacancies. Stuart Rothenberg gives an update on how the seats might be filled.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
Caroline Kennedy's Senate Bid Raises Debate
Caroline Kennedy may have a long record in the political spotlight, but some are questioning whether she has the public service experience to fill the Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton's Senate seat. Columnists weigh what she might bring to the job.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
U.N. Takes New Steps to Curb Somalia's Pirates
After several recent pirate attacks, the U.N. Security Council authorized land and air operations to help stop the flow of the fighters from bases in Somalia. Experts examine the ramifications of the U.N. action.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
Restoring Consumer Confidence Proves Tricky Task
The Fed's dramatic interest rate cut is an attempt to increase borrowing and spending. While the government tries to tamp down fears that are lowering consumer confidence, Paul Solman examines what it takes to report the economic indicator.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
Madoff's Wall Street Schemes Snare Several Prominent Investors
The size of the scandal surrounding Wall Street trader Bernard Madoff's alleged fraud continues to unravel, drawing in charities, foundations and top investors. Mort Zuckerman, the head of a charitable trust caught up in the schemes, and an SEC analyst offer insight.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
Obama Taps Chicago Schools Chief for Education Post
President-elect Barack Obama named Chicago schools chief Arne Duncan as his pick for education secretary Tuesday. Analysts examine the challenges facing U.S. schools and how Duncan's efforts to turn around troubled Chicago schools will translate to the Cabinet post.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
| | Obama's Transition to Power | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
After Tough Year, Republicans Mull Next Steps
After a historic 2008 presidential election, the Republican Party is facing new questions on how it should shape its agenda in the years to come. The co-authors of "Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream" discuss the road ahead for the GOP.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
Obama Unveils Environmental, Energy Policy Team
President-elect Barack Obama named a former head of the EPA and a Nobel prize-winning scientist to his energy and environmental policy teams Monday. Analysts discuss how Obama's picks will carry out his agenda.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
| | Obama's Transition to Power | 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Questions Linger Over Unresolved Senate Seats
Weeks after the election, the Senate faces vacancies in three states, including the unresolved race in Minnesota. The Hotline's Amy Walter discusses questions remaining possible Senate successors for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
Bush's Final Iraq Visit Prompts Mixed Responses
President Bush ended his farewell trip to Iraq and Afghanistan on Monday, where he met with officials about security matters and visited U.S. troops stationed in both conflict zones. Two Middle East analysts discuss the Bush administration's legacy in Iraq.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
New Orleans Art Exhibition Aims to Help City Heal
A new contemporary art exhibit in New Orleans that's billed as the largest of its kind to ever be held in the U.S. seeks to help bring about the healing and rebirth of the vibrant city that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina three years ago. Jeffrey Brown reports.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
Online NewsHour Launches Art Beat Blog
The Online NewsHour has created a blog devoted to arts news from around the world. NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown explains what kinds of information viewers can find on the blog.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
UAW Chief Gettelfinger Defends Position on Wage Cuts
The White House said Friday it may use funds from the $700 billion financial bailout package to aid struggling U.S. automakers after the Senate rejected a rescue plan. UAW head Ron Gettelfinger explains his position.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
Prominent Trader Charged With Multi-billion-dollar Fraud
A prominent Wall Street trader was arrested on charges of massive fraud that may cost investors $50 billion. Wall Street Journal reporter Tom Lauricella discusses what may be the largest fraud scheme in the history of Wall Street.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
| | Afghanistan and the War on Terror | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
Pressure Increases on Gov. Blagojevich to Resign
President-elect Barack Obama repeated his call Thursday for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to step down as more details of the governor's corruption and bribery scandal continue to emerge. NewsHour correspondent Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW in Chicago updates the case.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
Daschle Tapped for Dual Role to Reform Health Care
President-elect Barack Obama named Tom Daschle Thursday to head the Department of Health and Human Services and direct his administration's sweeping health care initiatives. Susan Denzter discusses the selection.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
| | Obama's Transition to Power | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Physicist Searches for Alternative Fuel Technologies
Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu and his team of scientists received $500 million in February from energy company BP to develop clean biofuel technologies. As part of a series on climate change, the NewsHour profiles Chu's search for solutions to fuel problems.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
| | The Global Warming Debate | | 
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
Investors Turn to Low-risk Securities With Little Return
As economic turmoil continues to rock the financial market, some investors are more willing to buy U.S. Treasury securities with low or zero yields in the short term. Analysts examine how the struggling economy is driving investors to minimal-risk investments.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
Greece Grapples With Protests, Anger Over Teen's Death
A strike over economic policies in Greece shut down banks, schools, hospitals and flights Wednesday, but did nothing to end the unrest over the shooting death of a teenager on Saturday. Former Ambassador to Greece Nicholas Burns delves into the country's troubles.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
Congress Debates Details of Automaker Rescue Plan
Senate leaders continued to hammer out details of a rescue plan for U.S. automakers Tuesday, including limits on executive compensation and federal oversight of industry restructuring. Sens. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., and Richard Shelby, R-Ala., debate the plan's merits.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
College Students Squeezed by Rising Costs, Less Aid
More college students and their families are struggling to afford tuition at public institutions due to increasing costs and state funding cuts in education. John Tulenko of Learning Matters Television takes a look at the impact of rising higher education costs in the second of a two-part series.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
Judge to Consider Sept. 11 Suspects' Confession Offers
The alleged architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and four other suspects said Monday they would plead guilty to terror charges knowing their convictions would carry the death penalty. A Miami Herald reporter examines the developments.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
Student Debt Rising as College Costs Continue to Climb
Higher education costs have increased by 439 percent since 1982, according to a National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education report. NewsHour special correspondent for education John Merrow looks at the rising burden of education debt.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
Media Giant Tribune Co. Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Media conglomerate Tribune Co. filed for federal bankruptcy protection Monday, as the owner of the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Cubs and several other newspapers and TV stations tries to restructure its debt of $13 billion. Three analysts discuss the company's future.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
Soaring Job Losses May Signal Deepening Recession
U.S. employers cut 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years, pushing the unemployment rate to 6.7 percent. Columnist Steven Pearlstein and economist Lakshman Achuthan examine what the new job figures indicate.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
Impact of Mumbai Attacks Resonates Throughout India
Anger and grief from the Mumbai attacks has spread throughout Indian cities and villages both large and small as people struggle to make sense of the bloodshed. NewsHour special correspondent Simon Marks reports from India on reaction to the attacks around the country.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
Auto Execs Make Bailout Case to Skeptical Lawmakers
Executives of Detroit's Big Three auto companies appeared before the Senate Banking Committee Thursday to renew their much-debated request for billions in federal aid. Judy Woodruff reports on the hearing.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
Pakistan Under Pressure as Mumbai Fallout Continues
With pressure increasing on Pakistan to play a wider role in the investigation of the attacks in Mumbai, India, Margaret Warner updates the latest developments and speaks with Simon Marks, who is reporting from India, on the overall security situation in the country.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
Obama Taps Former Rival Richardson for Commerce
President-elect Barack Obama picked Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M., as his commerce secretary nominee Tuesday. Amy Walter of The Hotline looks at how Mr. Obama's Cabinet is shaping up and recent developments in outstanding Senate races.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
| | Obama's Transition to Power | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
One Week After Attack, India Evaluates Security, Pakistan's Role
One week after terrorists waged a deadly siege on Mumbai, India's navy and coastguard have yet to make security improvements along India's coastlines. Simon Marks reports from Mumbai on remaining vulnerabilities and events during a high profile visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
Famed Civils Rights Folk Singer Odetta Dies
Prominent civil rights folk singer Odetta died at 77 from heart disease at New York's Lenox Hill Hospital Tuesday. The NewsHour remembers the Grammy-nominated artist and her influence on fellow musicians.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
Governors Press Their Case for Economic Recovery Plan
President-elect Barack Obama met with state leaders at the National Governors Association conference Tuesday to help shape an economic recovery plan. A panel of governors describes how states are handling the financial downturn.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
India's Government Under Scrutiny After Mumbai Attacks
The terror attacks in Mumbai, India, have shaken the city's citizens and raised questions on the government's response. Simon Marks reports from Mumbai on how residents across the city are reacting to the deadly siege.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
Political Uncertainty in Thailand Grows After Court Ruling
Thailand's Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat was removed from power, banned from politics for five years and his People Power Party disbanded on Tuesday as Thailand's three-year political crisis continued. An analyst explains the what's next for the troubled nation.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
Justices Hear Arguments in School Harassment Case
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday for a case weighing an unusual test of sexual harassment laws whose outcome could have an impact on future gender, racial, and workplace discrimination cases. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal recaps the case.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
Obama Crafts Team to Rethink Foreign Policy Challenges
President-elect Obama announced his national security team Monday, choosing Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state and keeping Robert Gates as defense secretary. Analysts including former secretary of state Madeleine Albright and Sen. Jack Reed discuss the picks.
| |
| | |
|
|
|
| | Obama's Transition to Power | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
After Attacks, India-Pakistan Tensions Resurface
Last week's terror attacks in India's business hub, Mumbai, caused old tensions between India and Pakistan to resurface. Analysts discuss the causes and where the disagreements stand in the aftermath.
| |
| | |
