Jul 15 The People’s Choice: Australia Once again, the Making Sen$e audience has spoken. Once again, the results are lopsided. Recently, we polled you on my hat(s): "great" or "goofy"? You accentuated the positive, latched onto the affirmative, and chose "great" over… Continue reading
Jul 08 Canadians Feeling ‘Relief’ as Combat Mission Ends in Afghanistan By Larisa Epatko Canada is ending its combat mission in Afghanistan and shifting over to training Afghan forces ahead of a planned handover of security responsibilities in 2014. In the eyes of some Canadians, the transition couldn't have happened soon enough. Continue reading
May 24 Watch Chrysler Pays Back Billions in Bailout Loans: Is the Comeback Complete? Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne announced Tuesday that the company had repaid $7.9 billion in debt and interest to the U.S. and Canadian governments, less than two years after receiving a bailout. Jeffrey Brown discusses the comeback with Paul Eisenstein, publisher… Continue watching
Jun 28 At the G20, a Debate Over Spending and Budget Cuts By Larisa Epatko At the conclusion of the weekend's G20 summit in Canada, countries agreed to cut their deficits over the next three years in order to stabilize the global economy, but maintain flexibility to decide on their own how to do so. Continue reading
Jun 25 Global Leaders Meet at Back-to-Back Economic Summits By Larisa Epatko Leaders of some of the world's largest economies are meeting in Canada over the weekend to focus on nurturing the global economic recovery and facilitating international security and aid. Continue reading
May 18 Q&A: Taliban Attacks ‘Work Against the Insurgents’ in Afghanistan By Larisa Epatko The Taliban took responsibility for a suicide attack on a NATO convoy in Kabul on Tuesday that killed 18 people, including five American service members and one from Canada. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch Vancouver Games End on High Note for Canada: a Hockey Gold Canada celebrated the close of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver with its most-prized victory: a gold medal in men's hockey, thanks to Sidney Crosby's overtime goal to defeat the U.S. Gwen Ifill speaks with Canadian journalist Ian Hanomansing about the… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch Over the Olympics, Art Lights Vancouver’s Nights Artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer is shining another kind of spotlight on Olympic Vancouver. Internet participants can help program 10 different 10,000-watt searchlights as part of the installation called "Vectorial Elevation."… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch CIA Hunts for Answers After Deadly Afghanistan Attack The director of the Central Intelligence Agency reported Thursday that seven CIA employees were killed in an attack on a U.S. military base in Afghanistan. Jeffrey Brown reports, and then Ray Suarez speaks with a Washington Post reporter who covers… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch Canadian Oil Sands Produce Economic Benefits, Environmental Costs Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW-Chicago looks at the economic benefits and the environmental costs of oil production in Canada's Alberta province. Continue watching