Oct 19 Watch French Protesters Continue Efforts to Halt Pension Reform At least 1 million people again filled streets across France and disrupted traffic to protest a proposed retirement age hike. ITN's Jonathan Rugman reports from Paris about the ongoing -- and sometimes violent -- demonstrations. Continue watching
Oct 19 Economy Divides Voters in Tight Nevada Senate Race LAS VEGAS | In the Silver State's closely watched Senate race between incumbent Harry Reid and Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle, supporters on both sides of the spectrum voice deep concern over the state's hard-hit economy. Continue reading
Oct 19 One Producer's Take on Putting a Human Face on the Foreclosure Story Editor’s note: Here on Making Sen$e, we like to highlight great and interesting work, tools and multimedia that are circulating the Web. While those usually involve the bylines of economists or business experts, that’s not always the case. While… Continue reading
Oct 19 Tuesday: French Labor Strikes Create Havoc; Bank of America Records Big Loss Protesters in Lyon protect themselves from police tear gas during a demonstration against France's government pensions reform. Photo by Philippe Desmazes/AFP/Getty Images. Protesters clashed with police and set fires in cities across France on Tuesday as opposition to a… Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch In France, Labor Protests Turn 'More Radical' French senators plan to move forward with a vote to raise the age of retirement from 60 to 62, despite growing protests over the measure. Jim Lehrer speaks with GlobalPost correspondent Mildrade Cherfils for more on the protests' escalating violence. Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch News Wrap: In France, Riots Exacerbate Fuel Shortage Strikers in France defied a government order to stop blockading the country's oil refineries. Already 1,500 gas stations have nearly run out of fuel. Continue watching
Oct 18 The Road to 'Robo-Signing' One of the controversial pieces of the foreclosure fallout is the possibly illegal procedure known as "robo-signing" that has gained media attention in the last two weeks. We highlighted it in Thursday night's broadcast, which is the first in… Continue reading
Oct 18 Food Insecurity a Chronic Problem in Mozambique By Talea Miller MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE | Maputo's streets were buzzing with commercial activity Monday and its beaches packed over the weekend with families having picnics and friends sharing beers. But just last month, there was a very different scene here: riots over… Continue reading
Oct 18 Has the Tea Party's Influence Slowed? In an election year where voter anger has been the topic on everyone's minds, the loose confederation of groups and interests known as the Tea Party movement has been a star attraction for political analysts. Hailed by some as… Continue reading
Oct 18 Your Religion Questions Answered: Robert Putnam of 'American Grace' Last week, Paul Solman talked to Harvard policy professor Robert Putnam about religion in America and his new book, “American Grace.” Professor Putnam agreed to answer some of your questions — here are his replies. Continue reading