Mar 30 Are American Workers Overpaid? By Elizabeth Shell Name: Alex Question: Maybe it's my background as a college instructor (and union member), but Paul Solman's tone in his inquiry into GM workers' wages raised my hackles. It may be that the intent was didactic -- to instruct viewers… Continue reading
Feb 01 Tool$ Tuesday: What’s Your Vehicle’s Carbon ‘Tire-print’? By Paul Solman Today's "Tool$ We Use" features three on the carbon emissions you generate by driving, with a bonus global warming video attached for your viewing discomfort. On the broadcast Monday: a story about electric cars, with a focus… Continue reading
Feb 01 Tool$ Tuesday: What’s Your Vehicle’s Carbon ‘Tire-Print’? By Elizabeth Shell Today's Tool$ We Use features three on the carbon emissions you generate by driving, with a bonus Global Warming video attached for your viewing discomfort. On the broadcast Monday: a story about electric cars, with a focus on GM's… Continue reading
Jan 20 Desolate Detroit: The Forsaken City By Paul Solman In its heyday, it boasted nearly two million people, the world's premier automobile industry, the world's most popular music (Motown), and perhaps the country's most prosperous black middle class. But Detroit's population is down 50 percent, as are… Continue reading
Jan 20 Desolate Detroit: The Forsaken City By Elizabeth Shell In its heyday it boasted nearly two million people; the world's premier industry (autos); the world's most popular music (Motown); and perhaps the country's most prosperous black middle class. But Detroit's population is down 50 percent; so are wages in… Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch GM Turns Corner With IPO, but Can It Maintain Momentum? General Motors made a strong return to the stock market Thursday, marking a major turnaround after declaring bankruptcy and receiving a $50 billion bailout. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Michael Robinet of research group IHS Automotive and Micheline Maynard of Changing… Continue watching
Nov 18 GM: Worthless to Record-Breaking By Elizabeth Shell Over a year ago, General Motors told investors its stock was worthless and to stop trading it. To say the company has experienced a turnaround is a bit of an understatement. After a month of speculation and a last-minute… Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch With General Motors Back in Black, Interim CEO Steps Aside As General Motors announced a $1.3 billion quarterly profit Thursday, CEO Edward Whitacre announced he will step down on Sept. 1. Jim Lehrer talks to David Shepardson from The Detroit News and George Magliano of IHS Automotive about the company's… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch Will U.S. Auto Industry Manage to Survive Recession? On a day that President Obama touted his administration's efforts to save the U.S. auto industry, Judy Woodruff assesses the state of the industry with Micheline Maynard, senior editor of Changing Gears, a new public media project focusing on the… Continue watching
May 17 Watch News Wrap: General Motors Back in the Black Following Bankruptcy In other news Monday, General Motors posted its first quarterly profit in nearly three years, thanks to strong sales of new models and expense cuts from its bankruptcy. And in Thailand, resistance leaders and security forces remain in a standoff… Continue watching