Aug 26 Is Economic Hardship Bottoming Out? By Dante Chinni When you are down long enough it can be hard to recognize the start of a turnaround. That's actually been the story of the U.S. economy over the past eight months - a touch of good news, followed by set… Continue reading
Aug 26 Thursday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, a New York film student is charged with a murder attempt against a Muslim taxi driver and the original Kermit the Frog is donated to the Smithsonian. Continue reading
Aug 26 The Morning Line: You Gotta Have Faith A group of prominent pastors and Christian leaders have signed onto a letter urging "public officials, faith leaders, and the media to offer no further support or airtime to those who misrepresent and call into question the President's… Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 10:30 Can New Orleans' Revamped Levee System Withstand Next Storm? The state of the levee system in New Orleans continues to be a major concern, especially during hurricane season. Jeffrey Brown gets two views on the city's revamped coastal protection system. Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch Discovery of Bodies in Mexico Linked to Drug War Government authorities discovered the bodies of 72 people -- believed to be migrants from Central and South America -- dumped less than 100 miles from the U.S. border. Gwen Ifill gets more on the story. Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch Mexican Media Face Perils Reporting on Drug War Ioan Grillo of GlobalPost reports on the dangers journalists face in Mexico reporting on the country's violent drug war. Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch Ariz., Fla., Alaska Primaries Pose Test for 'Insiders' Arizona, Alaska and Florida are among the states to have the latest round of pre-midterm primaries. Political Editor David Chalian assesses the winners, losers and surprises of the night. Continue watching
Aug 25 Law & Disorder: The Missteps of NOPD After Katrina By Hari Sreenivasan We talked this week with A.C. Thompson, one of the reporters from ProPublica who has been investigating the New Orleans Police Department in the years since Hurricane Katrina. He has been exploring reports of specific acts of excessive force… Continue reading
Aug 25 Wednesday's Art Notes By Molly Finnegan In today's arts and culture headlines, Wyclef Jean loses his bid to run for office in Haiti. Continue reading
Aug 25 The Morning Line: Shocker in Alaska as Incumbent Hangs in the Balance By Terence Burlij Officials are still counting votes Wednesday morning in Alaska, where a political upset is brewing with incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski trailing attorney Joe Miller in the Republican primary. With 84 percent of precincts reporting, Miller had 51.46 percent of… Continue reading