Oct 03 New GlobalPost Series 'The Rainbow Struggle' Highlights Gay Rights Fight By Larisa Epatko Kevin Grant, GlobalPost's deputy editor of special reports, speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about a series of in-depth reports that launches Monday highlighting developments and incidents of violence in the fight for gay rights around the world. Continue reading
Sep 30 Shields, Brooks on al-Awlaki's Death, Occupy Wall St., Wildcard Wednesday By Hari Sreenivasan Its no secret that syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks are avid baseball fans, so you know we had to talk about the topsy-turvy night that was Wildcard Wednesday. It was such an exceptional night… Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch Joint Chiefs Chairman Mullen Bids Farewell After 40 Years of Military Service Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen is retiring after four years overseeing the U.S. military and 40 years of military service. Kwame Holman reports on Mullen's legacy and the farewell to one of the most influential military leaders… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch Was U.S.-Backed Killing of Anwar al-Awlaki Legal? Anwar al-Awlaki, a high-level U.S.-born cleric linked to al-Qaida, was killed in Yemen Friday by a U.S. airstrike targeting his convoy. Ray Suarez discusses the implications and legality of his killing with Brian Fishman of The New America Foundation and… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch Obama Hails al-Awlaki Death as 'Significant Milestone' in al-Qaida Fight A U.S. airstrike in Yemen killed Anwar al-Awlaki, a high-level U.S.-born cleric linked to al-Qaida who had been involved in several terror plots against the United States. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Sep 30 Case on the Latest Case-Shiller Housing Numbers - In Verse! Karl 'Chip' Case of the Case-Shiller Housing Index has long been among our most treasured sources. Today, he graces us with more of his music -- the muse of poetry having inspired him to write on the… Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 'Baseball Gods' Wind Down Regular Season With Dramatic Twists Major League Baseball ended its regular season Wednesday with a dramatic series of games that left the Boston Red Sox and the Atlanta Braves out of the playoffs. Jeffrey Brown speaks with sportswriter John Feinstein about the season thus far,… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch Red Sox, Braves Strike Out in Wild Card Chase The final night of Major League Baseball's regular season -- known as "Wild Card Wednesday" -- ended with four teams vying for two spots in the postseason. Jeffrey Brown reports on the dramatic final innings and the dramatic defeats for… Continue watching
Sep 26 Remembering Wangari Maathai, First African Woman Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to save Kenya's forests, died Sunday after a long battle with ovarian cancer. In 1977, Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement to plant trees in… Continue reading
Sep 21 Foreclosures Are Rising - and in the Wrong Places for Overall U.S. Economy Home in foreclosure; Getty file photo After months of declines, foreclosures were up again in August by about 7 percent compared to July. That's not good news to anyone hoping for an economic turnaround. But look closer at where… Continue reading