Jul 30 Conversation: Exclusive E-Books Deal Stirs Publishing World By Molly Finnegan On July 22, literary agent Andrew Wylie announced an exclusive partnership with retailer Amazon to begin selling digital versions of many classic backlist titles by authors such as Vladimir Nabokov, Philip Roth, Evelyn Waugh, Hunter S. Thompson, Salman Rushdie and… Continue reading
Jul 30 Friday: BP to Detail Gulf Plan; July Now Deadliest Month for U.S. in Afghanistan By Maureen Hoch Updated 10:45 a.m. EST The U.S. military has announced that three more American troops have been killed in Afghanistan, raising the monthly toll to 66. Posted 10:10 a.m. EST Newly-named BP CEO Bob Dudley will outline the… Continue reading
Jul 30 The Morning Line: Unfinished Business House members head home Friday for the August recess and to begin the campaign season in earnest. But there is much unfinished business that prevents Democrats from wrapping a bow around their desired tidy messaging. One of the most… Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch Did Stimulus Funding Help or Hurt U.S. Economy in the Long Run? A new study by economists Mark Zandi and Alan Blinder showed the U.S. government's nearly $800 billion economic stimulus and the Wall Street bailout likely steered the American economy away from another depression. Jeffrey Brown moderates a debate between Zandi… Continue watching
Jul 29 Timeline: The Oil Spill at 100 Days By Lea Winerman As the Deepwater Horizon oil leak surpasses the 100-day mark, here is a timeline of some key events from the past few months with links to NewsHour coverage (click on images for a larger view):… Continue reading
Jul 29 Does the President's Jobs Policy Conflict With His Climate Policy? Question: Is the President’s jobs policy tanked by his climate policy? In Nov. 2007, you interviewed Tim Sullivan, CEO of Bucyrus, regarding his decision to keep equipment manufacturing jobs in U.S. Late last… Continue reading
Jul 29 Thursday: Supporters, Opponents Gear Up for Arizona Immigration Fight; Foreclosures Rise Nationwide Supporters, Opponents Gear Up for Long Fight Over Arizona Immigration Law One day after a federal judge blocked key provisions of Arizona's new immigration law from going into effect, both supporters and opponents of the law are gearing up for… Continue reading
Jul 28 Would a Budget Surplus Bring Manufacturing Jobs Back to the U.S.? Question: As I understand it, deficit spending by the federal government lowers the value of the U.S. dollar, causing a rise in cost of raw materials. Manufacturers outsource production because rising raw material costs narrow profit margins. Outsourcing of manufacturing… Continue reading
Jul 28 House Democrats Stage Silent Protest Over Jobs in Senate Chamber Six House Democrats entered the Senate chamber Wednesday afternoon and took seats on the backbench of the Republican side of the aisle. Rep. Donna Edwards of Maryland, Danny Davis of Illinois, Gwen Moore of Wisconsin, Carolyn Kilpatrick of Michigan, Ed… Continue reading
Jul 28 The Morning Line: Taking Care of Small Business By Terence Burlij President Obama will meet with small business owners at the Tastee Sub Shop in Edison, N.J., this afternoon, hoping to put a human face on his effort to get the Senate to pass a small business jobs bill before… Continue reading