Apr 08 Watch San Francisco Program Combats Homelessness with Innovation A new program provides San Francisco's homeless with services and housing instead of money. Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch Community Redevelopment Reforms Spark Funding Concerns The Bush administration has proposed consolidating a federal program designed to rebuild struggling urban neighborhoods with other community development initiatives, prompting concerns that the 30-year-old program may lose part of its funding. Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch Challenges in China Two members of Congress who recently traveled to China discuss the country's growing economic power, the U.S. trade deficit, and human rights issues. Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch Treasury Secretary Snow Optimistic on Economy The Consumer Price Index, a key measure of inflation in the United States, rose again Wednesday. Treasury Secretary John Snow discusses inflation, rising energy costs, Social Security and the state of the U.S. economy. Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch The Bodies of 18 Coal Miners Found From an Underground Blast in Southwest China In southwestern China, the bodies of 18 coal miners were found from a blast that took place Thursday afternoon in the town of Xinzhen. An Independent Television News report on the dangerous conditions in China's coal mining industry. Continue watching
Mar 17 Crude Oil Prices Hit New High; OPEC Considers Output Boost By PBS News Hour U.S. light crude oil prices reached a new high by surpassing $57 per barrel Thursday after OPEC's decision to increase production failed to assure traders concerned about tight supplies. Continue reading
Mar 15 Ebbers Convicted on All Charges in Worldcom Case By PBS News Hour Former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers, who built a small Mississippi telephone company into the second largest U.S. long-distance provider, was convicted Tuesday of leading an $11 billion fraud that triggered the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch Bernard Ebbers Guilty of Conspiracy and Fraud Former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers was convicted of conspiracy and fraud Tuesday. A reporter and a formal federal prosecutor who also worked for the Securities and Exchange Commission discuss the verdict and its possible impact. Continue watching
Mar 11 Judge Cites Trade Secrets in Ruling Against Bloggers By PBS News Hour A judge on Friday ordered three bloggers to reveal confidential sources in a lawsuit brought by Apple Computer Inc., ruling that they were not protected by the First Amendment because they published trade secrets. Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch Labor Leaders Look to Revitalize Movement in Era of Decline In an era of downsized unions, labor leaders debate how to revitalize the movement. Jeffrey Kaye looks at the outside hits and internal struggles of labor unions in the United States. Continue watching