Health Jul 30 Watch Doctors Propose New Cancer Definition to Avoid Unnecessary Treatments Doctors Propose New Cancer Definition to Avoid Unnecessary Treatments…
Jan 21 Watch NewsHour Panelists Analyze Obama’s Inauguration Speech NewsHour Panelists Analyze Obama's Inauguration Speech…
Economy Oct 18 Watch How Bright Is Solar Power’s Future in a Post-Solyndra America? After the Obama administration-embraced solar-panel company Solyndra collapsed and defaulted on its government-backed loans, the surging U.S. solar industry is suddenly worried that the subsidies it receives -- tax credits and loans guarantees -- could dry up in the face…
Economy Jan 21 Watch Obama Presses for an Economy in ‘Overdrive’: Will Jobs Soon Follow? President Obama on Friday named General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt to lead a panel on job creation and economic competitiveness. Jeffrey Brown discusses the White House's evolving relationship with big business with former Clinton labor secretary Robert Reich and John…
Jan 18 Watch ‘Minds on the Edge’ Explores Public Policy Hurdles of Mental Illness The "Minds on the Edge" seminar, hosted by Fred Friendly and airing on many public broadcasting stations, explores the public policy dilemmas facing some people with mental illness and the communities in which they live. Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch News Wrap: Rangel Faces House Vote on Censure Recommendation In other news Thursday, the House ethics committee recommended that Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., be censured -- the harshest punishment the House can give short of expelling a member -- and pay any unpaid taxes for financial and fundraising misconduct. Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch Next Steps Unclear for Commission’s Drastic Debt-Reduction Plan A bipartisan deficit commission appointed by President Obama issued a draft proposal of drastic spending cuts Wednesday, ranging from changes in Social Security to tax policy. Lori Montgomery of the Washington Post gives details on what the panel leaders are… Continue watching