Aug 05 Watch New Orleans Officers Convicted in Killings: a Turning Point for a Healing City? Five current or former New Orleans police officers were convicted Friday in connection with a deadly shooting on Danziger Bridge in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. New York Times reporter Campbell Robertson discusses how the convictions are being viewed in… Continue watching
Jul 29 How Did the U.S. Get $14 Trillion in Debt? A fascinating set of graphic debt data, courtesy of the New York Times. Meanwhile, amidst all the scare talk of a bond rate crisis, has anyone noticed that the bond market is rallying mightily today? As… Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch As Debt Deadline Draws Close, Parties Dig in, Markets Prepare Mondayt's dueling speeches by President Obama and House Speaker Boehner only seem to reinforce the state of the stalemate over raising the debt ceiling. Jeffrey Brown discusses the entrenchment in Washington with The Wall Street Journal's Gerald Seib, The New… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch NYT’s Shadid: Syrian City of Hama Between ‘Subjugation and Liberation’ Uprisings continue to ripple through Syria, despite government crackdowns. Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch Shields and Brooks on Political Risks, Rewards of Debt Standoff Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including the debt limit standoff and President Obama's campaign fundraising haul. Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch Shields, Brooks on GOP Tax Divide, Obama’s Troop Drawdown, Debt Ceiling Debate Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks weigh in on the week's top political news, including the breakdown in bipartisan budget and deficit talks, the House's rebuke of President Obama over war powers and the Libya… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch Broadway Holds Its Breath as ‘Spider-Man’ Musical Officially Debuts 'Spiderman' Musical Opens and Broadway Holds Its Breath… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch 40 Years After Leak, Weighing the Impact of the Pentagon Papers In 1971, parts of a secret Pentagon report began to surface in The New York Times calling the Vietnam War's validity into question. Forty years later, the Pentagon Papers were declassified and released in full Monday. Jeffrey Brown discusses the… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch New York Times’ Abramson on Role as First Female Top Editor, Challenges Ahead New York Times Names First Woman to Executive Editor Job… Continue watching
May 27 Watch Shields, Brooks on Patriot Act, N.Y. Race Upset, Medicare Politics, Palin Tour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including the Patriot Act extension clearing Congress being signed by President Obama, the 2012 GOP presidential field and the Ryan Medicare plan's impact… Continue watching