Aug 23 Watch How Fairly Were Strauss-Kahn, Diallo Treated by Justice System? Were the Legalities of the Strauss Kahn Case Handled Correctly?… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch Frontline: Evidence Questioned in 2001 Anthrax Case Hari Sreenivasan talks to Frontline's Michael Kirk about new evidence in the anthrax case. Continue watching
Jun 28 Latest Housing Prices More Than 30% Below Peak This month's Case-Shiller index is out and, rather than paraphrase or plagiarize Phil Izzo's succinct account on the Wall Street Journal blog, Real Time Economics, how about we reproduce it? "S&P/Case-Shiller home-price data showed… Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch Health Reform Law: Will It Survive New Judicial Scrutiny? In the latest in a spate of challenges to the sweeping health care reform law, a Virginia judge said certain provisions, including an individual insurance coverage requirement, were unconstitutional. Betty Ann Bowser reports then Gwen Ifill speaks with Neera Tanden… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Court Evaluates Violent Video Game Case The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether California can ban the sale of violent video games to minors. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal explains the details. Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch Supreme Court Justices ‘Felt the Emotion’ of Military Funeral Protest Case Supreme Court justices are considering a battle of First Amendment rights vs. individual privacy after members of a controversial church protested at the funeral of a U.S. Marine. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal describes Wednesday's hearing and considers… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch Kagan’s Seating Marks Supreme Court Milestone, But Poses Recusal Hurdle The first day of the new Supreme Court term was also the first day on the bench for new Justice Elena Kagan. Women now make up a third of the high court for the first time. Jeffrey Brown talks to… Continue watching
Feb 04 Reflections on the Housing Market By Carolyn O'Hara Economist Karl Case co-developed the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, today the most widely watched source of housing market prices in the U.S. Here, in a PBS NewsHour online exclusive, is his summation of the housing crisis -- in verse form. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch Schools Shutter as Public Health Officials Work to Contain Flu Virus More cases of swine flu were reported in the U.S. and abroad and officials took new steps to contain the spread of the illness. Health experts assess the latest news and explain what the public needs to know. Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch Swine Flu’s Spread Prompts New Restrictions in Mexico As the cases of swine flu in the U.S. and abroad continue to mount, Mexico's Ambassador to the U.S., Arturo Sarukhan, discusses efforts to contain the illness and defends how the Mexican government initially responded to the outbreak. Continue watching