Mar 30 Watch Peru Nurtures Growth Amid Economic Uncertainty In the first part of a series on Peru, Ray Suarez reports on a growing and business friendly environment in a country rebounding from economic instability and deep debt just twenty years ago. Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch Health Care May Grant Obama Legacy as 'Reformer' In the wake of the passage of health care reform, Jim Lehrer talks to historians Ellen Fitzpatrick and Richard Norton Smith and columnists Michael Gerson and Clarence Page about what the victory means for the Obama presidency. Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch Haiti's 'Tap Tap' Bus Art Flourishes After Quake In the second part of a series of reports from Haiti, Adam Davidson of NPR's "Planet Money" reports on how the Haitian tradition of displaying vibrant, painstaking artistry on commuter buses continues to flourish after the earthquake. Continue watching
Mar 29 In Peru, Life for the Life-Givers By Ray Suarez When you're in a four-wheel drive vehicle threading its way through rocky mountain passes in the Andes, it's hard to imagine getting around any other way. But people do. Our driver slows on a narrow curve to make way for… Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch Haitian Entrepreneurs Build Micro-Economies in Tent City Nearly three months after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, small businesses are springing up within the tent communities housing displaced people. Adam Davidson of NPR'S "Planet Money" reports on the entrepreneurs who are kick-starting the local economy. Continue watching
Mar 26 Susan Dentzer Answers Your Questions about Health Reform Over the past week, we've noticed many questions in the comments section of the Rundown about how the new health care reform law will affect people's lives and their health care. We posed some of those questions to Susan Dentzer,… Continue reading
Mar 26 Gwen's Take: Translating the History of Health Reform By Gwen Ifill I have a little hobby as a journalist. I love to listen to how people use words. That sounds simpler than it is. It requires the listener to be skeptical rather than cynical, yet to cheerfully expose the meaning behind… Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch Shields and Brooks Tackle the Aftermath of Health Reform Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the week, including the passage of health care reform and how it may shape the political landscape looking toward the midterm elections. Continue watching
Mar 25 Peru Weighs Low Cost Options to Tackle Deadly Cervical Cancer By Talea Miller Cervical cancer is one of the main causes of death for women in Peru, where screening for the disease is sporadic. Now, health workers are considering low-tech and low-cost options that could make a difference in poor rural areas. Continue reading
Mar 25 Senate Clears Fixes to Health Care Bill By Jason Breslow The U.S. Senate has passed a package of fixes to the health care reform bill signed into law by President Obama this week, clearing the way for a final vote on the reconciliation measure by the House later today. Continue reading