Jul 19 Watch Obama Gives Highly Personal Take on Trayvon Martin Death, Urges Soul-Searching Obama Gives Highly Personal Take on Trayvon Martin Death, Urges Soul-Searching… Continue watching
Jul 19 Keynes and Money: A Man Obsessed? By Benn Steil By Benn Steil John Maynard Keynes revolutionized economic theory to show that government intervention can stabilize economies. Photo courtesy of Tim Gidal/Picture Post/Getty Images. Paul Solman: It is the anniversary of the fateful Bretton Woods monetary conference that took… Continue reading
Jul 19 Earth and Moon Join Saturn in Interplanetary Photoshoot This picture of Earth from space was taken in June 2001 from the International Space Station orbiting at an altitude of 211 nautical miles. Photo by NASA. Okay, so it's kind of gimmicky, but it's all in the spirit… Continue reading
Jul 18 Russian Opposition Blogger Navalny Convicted and Sentenced to Five Years By Larisa Epatko In a Feb. 29, 2012, interview on the PBS NewsHour, Alexei Navalny, a vocal critic of the Russian government, said despite more than a decade of economic growth in Russia, President Vladimir Putin could have done more to help his… Continue reading
Jul 18 The American Dream of Retirement: Do You Have to Be Asleep to Believe It? By Paul Solman By Paul Solman Does the American dream still exist for American boomers? Photo courtesy of Thanasis Zovoilis/Flickr via Getty. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Continue reading
Jul 18 Obama Focuses on Health Care Law Positives, House GOP Attacks Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., and Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., check out a printed version of the Affordable Care Act at a May press conference on Capitol Hill. Photo By Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call. More than three years since… Continue reading
Jul 18 How Nelson Mandela Survived His Years in Isolated South African Jail By Larisa Epatko Former South African president and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela turns 95 on Thursday. He spent many of his years in jail while still fighting for a democratic and free society. Continue reading
Jul 16 Sweating for Survival: Extreme Runners Race 135 Miles Through Death Valley Oswaldo Lopez of Madera, Calif., is cooled by his crew as he runs in the AdventureCORPS Badwater 135 ultra-marathon race on July 15, 2013 in Death Valley National Park, Calif. Photo by David McNew/Getty Images. Update: 2:30 p.m. EDT… Continue reading
Jul 16 Senators Look to Defuse ‘Nuclear Option’ Ahead of Tuesday Votes Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell walks to the Old Senate Chamber for the Senate's joint conference on the filibuster Monday. Photo by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call. Senators remained in search of a deal Tuesday with the goal of… Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch Reporter Offers Reflection on Violence and Resilience in His Tale of Two Mexicos Reporter Offers Reflection on Violence and Resilience in His Tale of Two Mexicos… Continue watching