Apr 27 Politico Reporter: Immigration Issue Throws a Wrench Into Washington By Hari Sreenivasan Politico reporter Andy Barr, who has been covering Arizona's controversial new immigration law and its aftermath, stopped by The Rundown to talk about the fallout in Washington and whether Congress will take up the hot-button issue… Continue reading
Apr 27 Jim Lehrer On the Road: Dispatch From Chicago An update from Chicago: This was the kind of day that always breathes the life and spirit of public broadcasting into me. I spent it with a wide range of Chicago citizens who give their energy and support to… Continue reading
Apr 27 Your Guide to the Debt Commission By Vanessa Dennis The bipartisan debt commission meets for the first time Tuesday. Here, a guide to the U.S. debt problem, the commission's members, and what solutions might be proposed. Continue reading
Apr 26 Monday on the NewsHour: Natalie Merchant By Tom LeGro On Monday's NewsHour Jeffrey Brown profiles singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant, who after a seven-year hiatus has just released a two-disc album titled "Leave Your Sleep," a collection of 26 traditional poems set to original music. Continue reading
Apr 26 What Arizona Immigration Law Might Mean for Midterm Elections By Dante Chinni On Friday, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law what most everyone agrees is the most restrictive immigration law in the country. The law, which allows local police to stop and demand proof of citizenship from anyone suspected of… Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch Classic Poems Turn Lyrical on Natalie Merchant's New Album Singer and songwriter Natalie Merchant sets poetry to music in her newest studio album, looking at childhood through the works of poets such as E.E. Cummings, Robert Graves and even Mother Goose. Jeffrey Brown reports on the unusual melding of… Continue watching
Apr 23 Mark Shields: Healthy Political Parties Should Welcome Converts, Moderates Syndicated columnist Mark Shields stopped by the Rundown Friday to talk with us about his latest column and the prospects for major financial reform and immigration reform legislation in Congress. New York Times columnist David Brooks joined us solo… Continue reading
Apr 23 Jim Lehrer 'Refreshed' Meeting News Consumers on Cross-Country Trip Within the matter of a week, we've seen Jim Lehrer e-mail us pictures from his phone, write his first blog post (from a moving train no less) and use Skype to file dispatches from his voyage across… Continue reading