Economy Aug 10 Watch Bargain-hunting Adds Up to Unexpected Costs In the new book "Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture," author Ellen Ruppel Shell explores modern consumers' love of cheap, mass-produced products, and the downsides -- on wages, the environment, and quality -- that a discount culture creates.
Politics Aug 05 Q&A: Director of Committee to Protect Journalists Discusses Reporter Detentions Joel Simon, executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists spoke with the Online NewsHour about journalist arrests around the world and the release of reporters Euna Lee and Laura Ling from North Korea.