Politics Jan 29 Watch Obama Embraces Bipartisan Senate Blueprint for Immigration Reform President Obama endorsed a bipartisan immigration plan crafted by eight senators, but that blueprint may face hurdles in the House, where some lawmakers are working on a competing plan. Gwen Ifill gets views from Kris Kobach, Secretary of State of…
Jul 03 Watch Christine Lagarde on Avoiding the ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Christine Lagarde on Facing the 'Fiscal Cliff'…
Health May 15 Watch U.S. Launches National Strategy to Combat Alzheimer’s Disease U.S. Launches National Strategy to Combat Alzheimer's Disease…
World Mar 27 Watch Syria Analyst: Annan’s Peace Plan Treats Symptoms, Not Disease Syria Analyst: Annan's Peace Plan Treats Symptoms, Not Disease…
Mar 27 Watch Syria Reportedly Accepts Annan’s Peace Plan as Death Toll Hits 9,000 Syria Reportedly Accepts Annan's Peace Plan as Death Toll Hits 9,000… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch Syria’s Assad: How Powerful, Dangerous Is He Now? Syrian President Bashar al-Assad dismissed the Arab League's plans to end his country's 10-month old crisis Monday. Ray Suarez discusses the organization's presence in the embattled country with Emile Hokayem of the International Institute for Strategic Studies and Andrew Tabler… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch Would President Obama’s Plan Create ‘Right Kind’ of U.S. Jobs? Flanked by workers in industries he says would be helped by his jobs plan, President Obama announced Monday that he was sending his American Jobs Act to Congress. Gwen Ifill discusses the plan's scope and expected effectiveness with Dartmouth College's… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch New Economic Reports Offer Mixed Signals With All Eyes on Job Creation Economic Data Offer Mixed Signals With All Eyes on Jobs… Continue watching
Jun 22 Can Investment Assumptions Worsen the State Pension Fund Crisis? By Elizabeth Shell By Diane Lincoln Estes Well, no. Investment assumptions themselves don't worsen the crisis but as we explain in our story on Rhode Island on Wednesday's broadcast, decisions about pension fund investment assumptions can mean higher taxes, lower pensions and bitter… Continue reading