Aug 20 Simon Johnson on Economic Green Shoots By Business Desk Editor’s Note: For the next week, we’ll be featuring video conversations here on the Business Desk with one of our favorite economists, Simon Johnson, former chief economist at the IMF, now at the… Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch Former Insurance Exec Speaks Out on Health Reform Until last year, Wendell Potter worked for both Cigna and Humana health care for two decades. He's now a senior fellow on health care with the Center for Media and Democracy, a liberal research group. He speaks to Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch Ailing Lockerbie Bomber Sent Home to Libya Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was serving a life sentence for the 1988 bombing of Pan-Am flight 103, was released by the Scottish government Thursday due to his ailing health and allowed to return to his native Libya. Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch Despite Infighting, Democrats May Proceed Alone on Health Reform Looking to attract GOP votes, Democrats are waging a fierce debate over whether a public option must be part of health care reform. Scholar Norman Ornstein and The Hotline's Amy Walter predict a health reform bill will clear Congress despite… Continue watching
Aug 18 Fabrics of Our Lives: Obama's Mother's Collection at the Textile Museum By Arts Desk How do our clothes and other fabrics tell the trajectory of our lives? One woman's answer is now on display in a special two-week exhibit at the Textile Museum. Continue reading
Aug 17 Wessel Answers Questions on the Changing Fed By Carolyn O'Hara A year after Wall Street went into a tailspin, the Fed continues to take unprecedented steps to revive the economy. David Wessel has penned a book about Ben Bernanke and the changing role of the Fed. He answered questions in… Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch Voices of Health Care Reform Found Across the Nation Amid the race for health care reform legislation on Capitol Hill, the American public has been voicing its views on the debate at locally-based town halls. PBS stations across the country have captured some of those voices and concerns. Judy… Continue watching
Aug 14 Obama Takes Health Care Message to Mont., Colo. By Larisa Epatko President Barack Obama made his latest pitch to the public on health care reform at a Friday town hall meeting in Montana as he seeks to overcome opposition to the $1 trillion overhaul plan. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 11-year-old Reporter Lands an Interview with Obama After waiting a year for a response from the White House, 11-year-old Damon Weaver landed an interview with President Obama. Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch Public Views on Health Care Overhaul Top Week's News Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's news, including public views on President Obama's health reform plan and Secretary of State Clinton's Africa trip. Continue watching