World May 21 Hundreds of years after Haiti paid to be free from slavery the costs are still being felt By Ali Rogin
Making Sen$e Dec 26 Watch 6:32 How these 2 Nobel winners are challenging popular economics By Paul Solman
World Jul 10 More than half the world’s population lives in urban areas, UN report finds The world's urban population has ballooned to 3.9 billion, or 54 percent of the total population, in 2014, the United Nations reported today. By 2050, this proportion is expected to increase to 66 percent. By Talia Mindich
Health Aug 20 Watch Where ‘Smoke-Free’ Isn’t the Norm: Global Tobacco Use Booms in Developing World Where 'Smoke-Free' Isn't the Norm: Global Tobacco Use Booms in Developing World…
Science Dec 07 Watch Engineers Lend Technical Aid to Developing Countries Spencer Michels reports on how the 8,000 members of the non-profit group Engineers Without Borders are using their technical skills to bring clean water, sanitation and other engineering projects to communities in developing countries.
Nov 22 Watch Laptops Offer High-tech Hope in Developing Countries The goal of the One Laptop per Child organization is to provide specially designed, low-cost laptops to children in the developing world. Organization founder Nicholas Negroponte details the campaign and the "Give One Get One" effort in the United States… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch Charity Connects American Doctors to Developing Countries Retired businessman Frank Brady's charity Medical Missions for Children brings together American specialists with doctors in developing countries via teleconferencing to better treat children with rare illnesses. The NewsHour reports on the organization's work. Continue watching