Economy Feb 17 What happened at DC’s restaurants when immigrant workers stayed home Across the country Thursday, workers staged a “Day Without Immigrants,” a protest of President Donald Trump’s policies on immigration. By Elizabeth Flock, Kristen Doerer
Nation Jan 25 Restaurants nationwide seek ‘sanctuary’ status for immigrant employees Dozens of restaurants from New York to Ann Arbor, Michigan are hoping the designation will help protect employees in an immigrant-heavy industry . By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press
Economy Nov 25 How this Harlem restaurant changed America “You can’t write a book about American food without giving a big place to African American cuisine, which is arguably what American cuisine is at heart.”… By Paul Freedman, The Conversation
Health May 31 Watch Bloomberg Could Buy the World a Coke, but He’d Make It a Small Bloomberg Could Buy the World a Coke, but He'd Make It a Small…
Nov 08 Watch Cain Denies Harassment Claim, Vows to Stay in Race GOP hopeful Herman Cain went before cameras late Tuesday in Scottsdale, Ariz. to deny allegations made by a Chicago-area woman that he made unwanted sexual advances toward her more than a decade ago. Judy Woodruff and Political Editor David Chalian… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch Cain Confident He Can Win Nomination, Says Harassment Claims Are ‘Baseless’ In an interview with Judy Woodruff, Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain said Monday that allegations that he sexually harassed two women were "baffling" and, that in his opinion, his behavior had not been inappropriate. He also discussed his foreign policy… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch Gulf Fishermen Debate Whether to Risk Selling Seafood Again No oil has leaked from the broken Gulf well since July, and the federal government is reopening some waters for fishing. But some fishermen are split over whether to start trawling the waters again when there may be a risk… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch Alabama’s Oiled Beach Towns Brace for Big Tourist Season Losses As the remnants of Hurricane Alex dissipated over Mexico, a bigger influx of crude from the churning waves washed onto Gulf shores. Correspondent Tom Bearden reports from Alabama, where beaches and nearby businesses now sit nearly empty. Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch Bid to Print Nutrition Facts on Menus Raises Debate Lee Hochberg reports on the debate in some cities and states over laws that would require restaurants to display nutritional information on their menus. Lawmakers hope the policy would benefit diners with certain health conditions, while restaurant owners are concerned… Continue watching