Nov 13 Watch Congress Returns to Washington to Aim For Balanced Budget in Lame-Duck Session Congress Returns to Washington to Aim For Balanced Budget in Lame-Duck Session… Continue watching
May 24 Watch Eurozone’s Possible ‘Lehman Moment’: What it Means for U.S. As the U.S. election season heats up amid rising debt, Europe's woes, expiring Bush-era tax cuts and a scheduled round of spending cuts, the Congressional Budget Office warned the economy could head back into recession. Judy Woodruff speaks with Harvard… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch In Bailing Out Greece, Germans Eye ‘Functional, Surviving Euro’ In Bailing Out Greece, Germans Eye 'Functional, Surviving Euro'… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch What Greece’s Latest Cuts Mean for Workers, EU Greek political leaders reached a much-anticipated agreement Thursday on yet another round of austerity cuts. Jeffrey Brown and John Psaropolous of the blog The New Athenian discuss implications for Greeks, the country's economy and its relationship with the continent. Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch Protests in Greece Take Aim at Europe’s Demands for More Cuts Protests in Greece Take Aim at Europe's Demands for More Cuts… Continue watching
Jun 29 Greece Protests and Spending Cuts By Larisa Epatko Greece's government is working to pass belt-tightening measures to clear the way for emergency bailout loans. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch Rioting, General Strike Leave Greece in Standstill Ahead of Austerity Vote The streets of Athens, Greece, were filled with fighting Tuesday over prospects of more spending cuts and tax increases. The violence marred a general strike as the Parliament considers new austerity measures intended to fend off a national default. Independent… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch News Wrap: Police in Yemen Raid Protesters’ Camps, Injuring 80 In other news Thursday, police in Yemen attacked protesters' camps and injured more than 80. In Bahrain, police arrested six leading activists in the opposition movement. In the U.S., the Senate approved a spending bill that includes $6 billion in… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch News Wrap: At Nuclear Talks, Iran Says Uranium Enrichment Not Negotiable In other news Friday, representatives from six world powers met in Istanbul, Turkey, for talks with Iran about its nuclear program. Iranian delegates said they were off to a positive start but would not consider a freeze on uranium enrichment,… Continue watching