Dec 30 Khodorkovsky Sentenced to 6 Additional Years, Bomb Explodes in Athens Former Yukos chief Mikhail Khodorkovsky speaks with his lawyer from inside the defendant's glass cage in a Moscow courtroom on Nov. 2, 2010. (Dmitry Kostyukov/AFP/Getty Images) On his fourth consecutive day in court, former Yukos oil chief Mikhail Khodorkovsky… Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch Outgoing S.D. Rep. Herseth Sandlin: Centrists in Both Parties Struggling In the second installment in a series of "exit interviews," Judy Woodruff speaks with South Dakota Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin about being a moderate Democrat and the Republican midterm wave that ended her time in office. Continue watching
Dec 29 Midterm Results Reveal Problems for Democrats in Key Communities Christmas 2010 is in the past and New Year's is approaching, which means it's time to start thinking about ... 2012. Yes, Iowa and New Hampshire are more than a year away, but for presidential hopefuls the political… Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch Outgoing Rep. Perriello: ‘We Walk Away With Our Heads Held High’ Judy Woodruff begins a series of interviews with lawmakers facing involuntary retirement after losing in the November midterms. Up first, Virginia Tom Perriello, a one-term Democratic congressman, on how the next Congress should break through partisan gridlock. Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch Khodorkovsky Conviction Renews ‘Selective Justice’ Concerns in Russia After the latest conviction of oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Jeffrey Brown examines political dissent, the rule of law and the legal system in Russia with Anna Vassilieva of the Monterey Institute of International Studies and Dimitri Simes of the Nixon… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch Oil Tycoon Khodorkovsky’s Conviction Draws Global Rebuke for Russia The latest conviction of imprisoned oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky -- this time on embezzling charges -- has garnered international attention and renewed concerns over political repression and the rule of law in Russia. Jeffrey Brown reports on the latest chapter… Continue watching
Dec 27 Blizzard Snarls East Coast Travel; Russian Oil Tycoon Found Guilty Winter Storm Strands Travelers, Blankets East Coast Canceled flights and snow-covered roads are creating frustrating conditions for travelers on the East Coast as airport closures in New York City and other hubs compounded the misery of post-holiday transport. Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch Shields and Gerson on Obama’s Gains, New Political Realities Columnists Mark Shields and Michael Gerson talk to Jeffrey Brown about the week in politics. Continue watching
Dec 24 Gwen’s Take: Why Santa Likes Political Junkies Let's face it. If you still have to go to work while everyone else is out shopping and partying and hanging mistletoe, you might as well have fun doing it. Gridlock is not fun. Poisonous debate is not fun. Being… Continue reading
Dec 22 With ‘Don’t Ask’ Repeal, Military Again Poised to Be a Change Agent Almost half of my youth was spent in the South, where the civil rights movement played out in ways both peaceful and violent. My father was stationed in the Army in Taiwan, so when our family moved to Georgia I… Continue reading