Aug 30 Negotiation Expert Robert Mnookin Answers Your Questions Editor’s Note: Last week, Paul Solman talked to Harvard Law School professor Robert Mnookin, an expert on negotiation, about his new book Bargaining with the Devil: When to Negotiate, When to Fight. Afterward, Mnookin offered to take viewer… Continue reading
Aug 29 Beck, Palin Rally the Faithful as Other Rallies Focus on MLK Jr. Legacy By Chris Amico They came looking for hope, for change, for like-minded people. They came because they didn't want to be alone. They came because of a belief that "they" (the government, politicians, someone) is taking away their freedoms. "Glenn Beck said this… Continue reading
Aug 27 Katrina Five Years Later: New Orleans Is a State of Mind By Spencer Michels It's very hard for me to separate my own experiences in the aftermath of Katrina from the flood of other impressions I've wallowed in since 2005. I've watched HBO's "Treme" and Spike Lee's "If God is Willing and… Continue reading
Aug 27 The Fed Speech: Paul Solman Channels Ben Bernanke By Paul Solman Years ago, Saturday Night Live's Kevin Nealon debuted a character named "Mr. Subliminal" whom he still reprises. The gimmick: Nealon talks and then occasionally, under his breath, says what he's really thinking. In October, President Obama economic adviser Austan… Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch Has Fed Done All It Can to Prop Up U.S. Economy? Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the central bank is prepared to take new action to help the sagging economy if needed. Jeffrey Brown talks to economists Paul Krugman and Douglas Holtz-Eakin about whether the Fed is doing… Continue watching
Aug 27 A Glimpse of Life Underground for Trapped Chilean Miners By Natalie Friedman The drama of 33 trapped Chilean miners continues with the release of the first significant video footage taken thousands of feet below the ground. A camera was sent down through an emergency shaft being used to deliver food, water… Continue reading
Aug 27 The Fed Speech: Paul Solman Channels Ben Bernanke Paul Solman: Years ago, Saturday Night Live's Kevin Nealon debuted a character named "Mr. Subliminal" whom he still reprises. The gimmick: Nealon talks and then occasionally, under his breath, says what he's really thinking. In October, President Obama… Continue reading
Aug 27 Gwen's Take: Why We Love It When the President Goes Away By Gwen Ifill The president of the United States is on vacation. I am not. It rained for his first three days in Martha's Vineyard. The sun was shining here in Washington. (Tee hee.) Forgive my enjoyment. But it's nice to take a… Continue reading
Aug 27 Bernanke Says Fed Is Ready to Help; Carter Wins American's Release There is more evidence out Friday morning that the U.S. economy has slowed to nearly a crawl of late. The gross domestic product, or GDP, which is the value of all goods and services produced, was revised downward by the… Continue reading
Aug 27 The Morning Line: Dems' Campaign Chief Says GOP Has 'Destructive Agenda' When Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., takes the podium at the National Press Club at 10 a.m. EDT on Friday, he'll have two critical missions on his mind: The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chairman is eager to make a… Continue reading