• IMF chief: Europe must do much more to reduce Greek debt

    IMF chief: Europe must do much more to reduce Greek debt

    Jul 16, 2015 11:36 PM EDT

    ... $330 billion debt, whether by extending repayment, encouraging creditors to take a loss, called taking a haircut, or canceling some of what's owed outright. The International Monetary Fund, one of Greece's many creditors, says that, without some form of debt restructuring, the Greek economy will remain in freefall ...

  • Will California's new water restrictions ease its historic drought?

    Will California's new water restrictions ease its historic drought?

    Jul 04, 2015 04:47 PM EDT

    ... we built the state water project. JOHN LARSON: At the urging of the Governor, Jerry Brown, California voters last year agreed they had to be better prepared for a drought, so they passed a seven-and-a half-billion-dollar bond for building water storage facilities and water recycling projects ...

  • That free trial? It might not be so free after all

    That free trial? It might not be so free after all

    Jun 03, 2015 03:48 PM EDT

    ... The size of a hockey puck? Tennis ball? Or softball? What’s your biggest motivation to lose weight? Family? Health? An upcoming event? To look better? How active are you? What activities do you do? What’s the biggest obstacle to you losing weight right now? What health topics interest ...

  • What the end of the war means for Afghanistan’s future

    What the end of the war means for Afghanistan’s future

    May 25, 2015 11:49 PM EDT

    ... circles Afghanistan, this road was built by international donors, including the U.S. and the World Bank, with a price tag of more than $3 billion. It's also carried a higher cost. Since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001, hundreds of soldiers and civilians were killed along this ...

  • Is it nuts to grow almonds during a drought?

    Is it nuts to grow almonds during a drought?

    Apr 30, 2015 11:10 PM EDT

    ... But because of the drought, allocations have been slashed -- in Gleason’s water district, to zero: no surface water from the north at all, for the second year in a row. But those are the rules, says Antonio Rossmann, upon which California’s water system was built. ANTONIO ROSSMANN: in ...

  • How music on demand is killing the album

    How music on demand is killing the album

    Feb 06, 2015 11:51 PM EDT

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: Next: the changing model of the music business, and how it's impacting the work itself. The other night, Hari Sreenivasan looked at what streaming has done to artists and the industry financially. Tonight, he's back with a second report, this on how artists, companies and ...

  • Why we need to liberate America's health care

    Why we need to liberate America's health care

    Jan 09, 2015 07:27 PM EDT

    Health care in America will never improve if we don't change the conversation about what's wrong, argues Mercatus Center's Robert Graboyes. Politicians on both sides of the aisle, he says, fight about coverage instead of opening up the channels of innovation that have allowed other sectors, like information technology, to make significant progress in the...

  • Is Uber’s aggressive attitude bad for business?

    Is Uber’s aggressive attitude bad for business?

    Nov 21, 2014 12:52 AM EDT

    Uber, the popular ride-sharing mobile phone app, has developed a reputation for ruthlessness. The company's latest woes were generated by an executive who talked about hiring operatives to dig up dirt on reporters who criticize the company. Economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at some of Uber’s controversial practices and Gwen Ifill learns more from Jan...

  • Shrinking U.S. deficit shows stability amid market jitters

    Shrinking U.S. deficit shows stability amid market jitters

    Oct 16, 2014 01:10 AM EDT

    Worries about Ebola, Europe and the U.S. economy drove another dive on Wall Street. On the same day, the Obama administration announced the national deficit has declined to its lowest level since 2007. Gwen Ifill talks to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Budget Director Shaun Donovan about signs of a stabilizing economy, as well as...

  • News Wrap: Taliban suicide bomber kills three NATO troops

    News Wrap: Taliban suicide bomber kills three NATO troops

    Sep 16, 2014 11:51 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Tuesday, a car bomb exploded near the U.S. embassy in Kabul, wounding nearly 20 soldiers and civilians and killing three NATO troops, including reportedly two Americans. Also, U.S. airstrikes hit Islamic State targets outside Baghdad as part of its expanded campaign.