Oct 31 The Inequality Dilemma Political cartoon satirizing U.S. economic equality and mobility by David Fitzsimmons. Reproduced with permission from Daryl Cagle's PoliticalCartoons.com. It's a welcome moment when we TV reporters get mail, since we usually talk to an invisible, mute audience. It's… Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 6:19 Wife, Son Give Texture to 'the Way Madoff Kept Them in the Dark' Nearly three years after the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme scandal erupted, wife Ruth Madoff and son Andrew are telling their side of the story. Gwen Ifill and "Wizard of Lies" author Diana Henriques take a deeper look into the Madoff… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch For Undocumented Workers, It's Not-so-Sweet Home Alabama Farmers, Workers Cope With Impact of Ala. Immigration Law… Continue watching
Oct 28 'The Informant' Tracks Latest on Calif. Prison Overcrowding, Occupy Oakland By Saskia de Melker The Informant blog, a product of KALW Radio in San Francisco, tracks the latest news and developments in cops, courts and communities in the Bay Area. We checked in with lead reporter Rina Palta on Friday afternoon to hear… Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch Revisiting Evansville, Two Years After Whirlpool's Move South Two years ago, Whirlpool shuttered a factory in Evansville, Ind., and transferred production to Mexico after the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement. In this excerpt from "Need To Know," correspondent Rick Karr reports on what has happened… Continue watching
Oct 28 Ala.'s Sen. Beason on Aborigines, 'the Clip' EmbedVideo(1862, 514, 320); By Elizabeth Shell Scott Beason, one of Alabama's Republican state senators, is no newcomer to controversy. Earlier this year, he helped author what many consider to be the nation's strictest immigration law, which… Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch U.S. Corporations 'in Good Financial Shape,' but Still Reluctant to Hire Will Recent Market Gains Counter Job Losses for Economy?… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch Ala.'s Sen. Beason on Aborigines, 'the Clip' We talk to state senator Scott Beason about comments that have landed him in hot water. Continue watching
Oct 28 Ala.'s Sen. Beason on Aborigines, 'the Clip' EmbedVideo(1862, 482, 304); Scott Beason, one of Alabama's Republican state senators, is no newcomer to controversy. Earlier this year, he helped author what many consider to be the nation's strictest immigration law, which we examine in detail… Continue reading
Oct 28 Despite Rhetorical Gridlock, House Leaders Claim to Want a Deficit Deal By David Chalian A man walks past tents near the U.S. Capitol on Thursday set up as part of the "occupy" movement. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. A day after Democrats on the bipartisan supercommittee leaked a proposal to "go big" and reduce… Continue reading