Jan 05 Strategic Default: Right or Wrong? By Paul Solman We've been concentrating on the housing crisis over the past several days here on the Business Desk. For the rest of the week we'll be focusing on the issue of strategic default. If you're an underwater homeowner who can afford… Continue reading
Jan 05 Wednesday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Huckleberry Finn is published without some of the original language. Continue reading
Jan 04 On Tuesday's NewsHour: New Congress, Filibuster Debated A LOOK AHEAD AT THE NEW CONGRESS | The 112th Congress kicks off Wednesday, setting up a battle over the budget as Republicans take control of the House with vows to cut government spending. Gwen Ifill looks ahead with… Continue reading
Jan 04 In Haiti, Writer Kwame Dawes Tells of Quake Aftermath Through Poetry Writer Kwame Dawes has traveled to Haiti over the past year to report on and write poems about people's experiences after the earthquake. Jeffrey Brown's conversation with Dawes continues a series of reports in partnership with USA Today and the… Continue reading
Jan 04 The World According to Kal By Tom LeGro The work of Kevin "KAL" Kallaugher, the Economist's editorial cartoonist, is the subject of an exhibit at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco. Continue reading
Jan 04 Tuesday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, will former Gov. Schwarzenegger return to the screen?… Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 1:55 In Haiti, Writer Kwame Dawes Tells of Quake Aftermath Through Poetry Kwame Dawes traveled to Haiti to write about people's experiences after the earthquake. Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch Kevin 'KAL' Kallaugher The work of Kevin "KAL" Kallaugher is the subject of an exhibit at the Cartoon Art Museum. Continue watching
Jan 04 A Mortgage-Backed Security Map: The Fantastic Fate of One Man's Loan By Paul Solman The complexities of getting or refinancing a mortgage are many: the broker you can or can't trust, the screening of your income and credit, the appraisal, the fear that rates will rise before approval, the title search, the paperwork at… Continue reading
Jan 03 Weekly Poem: 'Boy in Blue' By Tom LeGro Recently, Kwame Dawes teamed up with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to examine the earthquake in Haiti through poetry. Look for a report on the NewsHour about that project in the coming days. Continue reading