May 29 What Led to the High Interest Rates of the 1980s? Question: What were the causes and circumstances that led to the high interest rates in the 80’s? Was it inability to effect a change or inaction in addressing the issue? Paul Solman: If by “interest rates” you mean the rate… Continue reading
May 29 U.S. Economy Shrank 5.7% at Start of Year By Admin, PBS News Hour The U.S. economy shrank slightly less than initially estimated at a 5.7 percent pace at the start of 2009 as the recession lumbered into the new year, according to a government report released Friday that hinted the recession might be… Continue reading
May 29 Watch Sotomayor’s Supreme Court Bid, GM’s Future Top Week’s News Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze the news of the week, including President Obama's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court and GM's likely bankruptcy. Continue watching
May 29 Watch After Historic Nomination, Questions on Sotomayor’s Record Emerge Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor will bring some 17 years of judicial experience to her confirmation hearings. Legal scholars assess what her record says about her judicial philosophy and outlook. Continue watching
May 28 Watch In Pakistan, Refugee Crisis Deepens Amid Continued Taliban Threats The refugee crisis is deepening in Pakistan as Taliban fighters and Pakistani security forces continue to clash over the Taliban's demands that the army pull out of the Swat Valley. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports from a refugee… Continue watching
May 28 Watch Questions of Legitimacy Loom Over Abbas In Meeting with Obama President Obama met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Thursday to discuss divisions among the Palestinian people and the ongoing controversy over Israeli settlements on the West Bank. Two Mideast analysts mull the outcome of the meeting. Continue watching
May 28 Watch Settlement Issue Looms Over Obama, Abbas Meeting Margaret Warner reports on reactions to the meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and President Barack Obama Thursday. Continue watching
May 28 As GM Deadline Nears, Bondholders Back New Stock Deal By Admin, PBS News Hour General Motors said Thursday that a group of bondholders has accepted a sweetened deal that offers them up to a one-quarter stake in the company if they drop opposition to the struggling automaker's plans to reorganize. Continue reading
May 27 Watch New Details Emerge on Burris-Blagojevich Conversations Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW-Chicago updates the story around allegations that Illinois Sen. Roland Burris was involved in a pay-to-play scheme with former Gov. Rod Blagojevich to obtain his post. Continue watching
May 26 Reactions to Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court Nomination By Admin, PBS News Hour President Barack Obama nominated federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court Tuesday. Continue reading