Jan 02 The Lucky Sperm Club: Jews, M&A and the Unlocking of Corporate America By John Weir Close By John Weir Close John Weir Close tells the inside story of the development of the mergers and acquisitions movement in the 1980s — a phenomenon that has ruled global commerce ever since. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Dan… Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch Newly released recordings reveal Beatles before they inspired mania Newly released recordings reveal Beatles before they inspired mania… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch How Colorado is regulating its retail pot sales The new year ushered in Colorado's first day of legal retail sales of pot. Ricardo Baca, the first ever marijuana editor at the Denver Post, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the details of the law, how its measures are --… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch Malala hopes to earn prize of seeing ‘every child’ go to school By PBS News Hour Malala hopes to earn prize of seeing 'every child to go to school'… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch Will a GED exam makeover be better for workers? For more than 70 years, the General Educational Development exam, or the GED, has been an important tool for those who didn't complete high school and for immigrants looking to make inroads into higher education or secure better jobs. An… Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch Is the postal service going the way of the pony express? The U.S. Post Office announced that the price of a first class stamp will rise from 46 to 49 cents in late January. Rising costs and diminishing usage may endanger future of mail delivery. Canada is phasing out urban delivery… Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch Contrasting rulings could take the NSA to the Supreme Court On December 27, 2013 a federal judge ruled that the government's collection of phone records is constitutional. This, in contrast to another federal judge's ruling just 11 days earlier that said it likely wasn't. The case ultimately might be headed… Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch NYPD program offers last chance justice by monitoring teens NewsHour Weekend takes a look at an NYPD program called the Juvenile Robbery Intervention Program. Its aim is to mentor and monitor teens who have been arrested for a robbery. The report's focus is on two New York City neighborhoods. Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch How to track the lost unemployment dollars Extended unemployment benefits expire for some 1.3 million Americans after Congress fails to extend a recession-era program that steps in after state benefit limits are reached. Brenda Cronin has been covering the story for The Wall Street Journal. Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch Can the Lower Ninth Ward ever recover from Katrina? Years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, a debate now rages in the city; with so few residents returning to the Lower Ninth, does it even make sense to redevelop the community at all?… Continue watching