Politics Feb 12 David Brooks on Snowpocalypse, Democrats’ Waning Momentum With snow and traffic preventing his political sparring partner Mark Shields from making it to the NewsHour studios, David Brooks made a special solo appearance on The Rundown after Shields and Brooks had their weekly chat about the top political…
Politics Feb 09 Politico Reporter: Obama Seeking Visual Proof of Bipartisan Efforts President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he would be open to starting over on health care reform and incorporating ideas from the Republican minority -- as long as the final bill fulfills his goals of extending coverage, ending insurance company…
Politics Feb 05 Shields and Brooks: Growing Federal Deficit a Political Hot Potato Just like one of the December visits to The Rundown by Mark Shields and David Brooks, the Mid-Atlantic again finds itself in the crosshairs of a massive winter storm. In the latest installment of The Rundown with Mark and…
World Feb 04 ‘Suffering Everywhere:’ Ray Suarez Reflects on Reporting in Haiti After returning from Port-au-Prince, senior correspondent Ray Suarez dropped by The Rundown to describe what it was like covering Haiti’s earthquake recovery efforts, saying the terribleness of the situation was difficult to capture in words or pictures.
Health Feb 04 New York Times Reporter Assesses Vaccine Study’s Retraction In the wake of The Lancet medical journal fully retracting its 1998 study suggesting a link between the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and autism, we spoke with New York Times public health reporter Gardiner Harris for some perspective on…
Science Feb 03 Pew Report: For Teens, Blogging on Decline as Social Media Use Grows Amanda Lenhart of the Pew Internet & American Life Project dropped by The Rundown to outline the highlight of their latest report examining social media use among teens and young adults. Among the major findings were: Just 8 percent…
Nation Feb 03 Toyota’s Troubles Could Provide Boost for U.S. Automakers Dante Chinni, project director for Patchwork Nation, dropped by The Rundown again to talk about how the massive Toyota* recall could create a opportunity for American automakers to regain some market share. Patchwork Nation analyzed data from the "cash…
Science Feb 02 Frontline’s Digital Nation Explores Ones and Zeros All Around Us Digital Nation correspondent Douglas Rushkoff spoke with The Rundown to give us a sneak peak of the intriguing Frontline broadcast airing Tuesday night on many PBS stations. The 90-minute program takes viewers around the globe to explore how our…
Politics Feb 01 President Obama’s YouTube Interview: The New Fireside Chat? Fresh off his interview with President Barack Obama, YouTube's Steve Grove stopped by The Rundown Monday evening to discuss new ways the public is communicating its concerns and suggestions with the White House. _pap_embed_custom('news01s3a23qdbe',482,304,""); Watch Grove's full interview with…
Science Jan 27 Why the iPad May Prove to be an ‘iLuxury’ Item If they were smaller, perhaps you would purchase fewer iPhones; if they were smaller, perhaps you would purchase fewer MacBooks — is the category Apple is trying to create with its new iPad sustainable? Is there a reason that…