Aug 31 Labor Leader Trumka: Job-Creation Plans Require ‘Boldness’ AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka; file photo When it comes to jump-starting the struggling U.S. economy, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka proclaimed Wednesday, "This is a time for boldness." The labor leader spoke at his union's annual Labor Day news conference… Continue reading
Aug 13 Bachmann Victorious in Iowa Straw Poll; Paul Places Second By David Chalian Rep. Michele Bachmann greets supporters after her victory in the Iowa Straw Poll; NewsHour photo by David Chalian AMES, Iowa | The race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination shifted into a new gear Saturday as nearly 17,000 Iowa Republican… Continue reading
Aug 12 Pawlenty, Bachmann Square Off in Debate Ahead of Iowa Straw Poll By David Chalian Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Tim Pawlenty and Jon Huntsman take the stage for a debate Thursday in Ames, Iowa. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images AMES, Iowa | There were eight candidates on the debate stage Thursday night… Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch Latest Jobs News Promising, But Markets Ask: What Will Revive Economy? New job numbers out Friday offered a glimmer of hope after a bad week for the economy ended with another volatile day on Wall Street. Jeffrey Brown discusses what the latest developments could mean for the U.S. economy with Lisa… Continue watching
Jul 21 In Wis., Different Recall Votes, But a Newly Motivated Democratic Base? Fond du Lac County; Creative Commons photo courtesy flickr.com/auvet After two weeks of recall elections in Wisconsin, the Democratic Party has some things to crow about. On Tuesday, the party held onto the one seat it could have… Continue reading
Jul 19 In Wisconsin’s Bars, Coffee Shops and Bowling Alleys, Little Mention of Recalls Voters in Wisconsin are headed to the polls Tuesday for the second time in a week as part of another spate of recall elections. These three are for state Senate seats held by Democrats. And on Aug. 9, there… Continue reading
Jun 23 On Afghanistan Drawdown, a Rare Note of Agreement in Patchwork Nation President Barack Obama's call for steep reductions in the number of troops on the ground in Afghanistan is likely to be met with applause from people in nearly all of Patchwork Nation's 12 county types. But their feelings… Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: ‘a Failure of Regulation, not Operation’ Three months after a massive earthquake and tsunami ravaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power Plant in Japan, a new report puts the amount of radiation released at more than double earlier estimates. Judy Woodruff discusses the report's findings with James… Continue watching
May 24 After Years of Economic Hardship in Eagle, Colo.: Resignation EAGLE, Colo. | The last few years have given people in this Rocky Mountain town good reason to be angry. While no community has escaped the toll of the great recession, Eagle has seen a fundamental change in its… Continue reading
May 19 Watch Report on Deadly W.Va. Mine Blast Castigates Massey for Safety Lapses In the worst U.S. mining disaster in four decades, 29 trapped miners were killed after an explosion deep inside the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia. Ray Suarez speaks with NPR's Howard Berkes about a new report on the… Continue watching