Nov 08 Greece’s Former Finance Minister Defends Super Mario By Paul Solman Greece's former Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou defends European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi's Outright Monetary Transactions plan. Photo by Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images Earlier today, we featured Boston University economist Laurence "Ask Larry" Kotlikoff on the European crisis and his… Continue reading
Nov 08 Schumer: Voters Want Compromise Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Sen. Chuck Schumer predicts more cooperation in the next session of Congress than the partisan atmosphere that defined Capitol Hill… Continue reading
Nov 08 China to Choose New Slate of Leaders: How Will It Affect the U.S.? By Larisa Epatko After a year of political scandals, China is selecting a new batch of leaders at a meeting of the Communist Party that starts Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 08 The Greek Crisis: Why Super Mario Draghi Can’t Save Europe Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), speaks at a conference in Berlin, Germany. Photo by Sean Gallup via Getty Images. While readers of Making Sen$e and the Rundown know Larry Kotlikoff as our resident… Continue reading
Nov 08 Live Chat: Gwen Ifill Answers Your Questions By News Desk Two days after the election, join correspondent Gwen Ifill for a live chat, hosted by PBS' Washington Week Thursday at 12 p.m. ET. Follow @pbsgwen//… Continue reading
Nov 08 In ‘Algiers,’ Calexico Wanders Close to Southwestern Roots Geography has always played an important role in Calexico's music. You hear it in lyrics about drifters and border crossings and in the instrumentals that straddle traditions from Latin and North America. It's even apparent in the band's name --… Continue reading
Nov 08 Satellites, Supercomputers and the Challenge of Forecasting Storms EmbedVideo(4936, 482, 304); Louis Uccellini, head of environmental prediction for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, explains the unique challenges of tracking Hurricane Sandy. Update: 6:15 p.m. ET | As Superstorm Sandy barreled its way west from… Continue reading
Nov 08 The Daily Frame People walk in the Toledo metro station in Naples, Italy, designed by architect Oscar Tusquets Blanca as part of the "Art Station Line 1" project, which has turned stations into works of art. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch China’s Communist Party Congress Faces Political Transition, Corruption Issues Over 2,000 delegates met for the first day of China's 18th Communist Party Congress in order to commence its once-in-a-decade process of choosing new national leadership. Meanwhile outgoing President Hu Jintao discouraged corruption among the party leadership. Lindsey Hilsum of… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch From Fiscal Cliff to Immigration Reform, What Will the Next Four Years Bring? From Fiscal Cliff to Immigration Reform, What Will the Next Four Years Bring?… Continue watching