Feb 18 Obama Unveils $75 Billion Mortgage Plan By PBS News Hour One day after signing a $787 billion stimulus bill into law, President Barack Obama outlined a $75 billion plan to help stem foreclosures, which is at the heart of the nation's deepening economic woes. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch Bipartisanship Put to Test in Light of Political Realities When the stimulus bill was passed with no Republican votes in the House and little GOP support in the Senate, questions arose on the state of bipartisan ties with the new Obama administration. Historians give their perspectives on how bipartisanship… Continue watching
Feb 17 Facing Budget Deficits, States Eye Stimulus Funds By PBS News Hour As governors and state legislatures examine the economic stimulus bill President Obama plans to sign Tuesday, they are assessing whether it could help them avoid raising taxes, cutting jobs or scaling back programs to close growing budget deficits. Continue reading
Feb 17 First Khmer Rouge Trial Begins in Cambodia By PBS News Hour The alleged chief torturer for the Khmer Rouge went on trial Tuesday for crimes against humanity, the first trial over the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people at the hands of the Pol Pot regime more than three decades… Continue reading
Feb 17 Should the Government Spend or Give Out Tax Cuts? Editor’s Note: Paul recently answered “Five Good Questions” on the economy for the PBS Engage blog. You will also be able to find those answers here on the Business Desk all week. Question/Comment: There seems to be… Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch Three Decades After Revolution, Iran Remains Mystery Thirty years after the Islamic revolution in Iran, the country remains a complicated nation torn between its tradition and its future. NPR's Steve Inskeep discusses what he found on a reporting trip to the country. Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch Referendum Results Empower Chavez to Continue ‘Socialist Revolution’ Venezuelans voted to lift a two-term constitutional limit on the presidential term, allowing Hugo Chavez to run for office again in 2012. Analysts discuss what this means for the future of Venezuelan politics. Continue watching
Feb 16 Chavez Wins Referendum to Eliminate Term Limits By PBS News Hour Venezuelan voters passed a referendum Sunday to lift a two-term constitutional limit on the presidential office, allowing Hugo Chavez to run again in 2012 to continue what he calls the country's socialist revolution. Continue reading
Feb 16 Why Won’t Banks Lend Money? Editor’s Note: Paul recently answered “Five Good Questions” on the economy for the PBS Engage blog. You will also be able to find those answers here on the Business Desk all week. Question/Comment:… Continue reading
Feb 16 Obama to Drop Plan for Auto Industry ‘Car Czar’ By Admin, PBS News Hour One day before General Motors and Chrysler are required to submit restructuring plans to Congress, it was widely reported that President Barack Obama has decided to scrap plans to appoint a "car czar" who would oversee the automakers' restructuring. Continue reading