Nov 16 Watch U.S., China Explore Deeper Ties as Partners, Contenders Jim Lehrer speaks with a panel of China experts about the political and economic implications of U.S.-China relations. Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch In China, Obama Pushes for More Freedoms During his visit to China, President Obama urged the government to scale back its censorship, but he also called for more cooperation with the U.S. Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Trade Tensions Flare Between U.S., China as G-20 Nears New U.S. tariffs on Chinese tire imports have created a feud between the two nations ahead of next week's meeting of the Group of 20 industrial and developing nations. Trade experts speak with Jeffrey Brown about how the dispute will… Continue watching
Aug 24 Author of ‘Cheap’ Answers (More of) Your Questions Editor’s note: Paul recently sat down with author and professor Ellen Ruppel Shell to discuss her new book, Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture. At the heart of Shell’s premise is the idea that our love of… Continue reading
Aug 10 Drug War, H1N1 Virus Top Mexico Summit President Barack Obama met with Mexico's President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Guadalajara Monday to discuss H1N1 flu prevention and efforts to combat a deadly cross-border drug trade. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch Obama Calls for Deeper U.S.-China Economic Relationship President Barack Obama stressed the importance of new strategic and economic dialogue between the United States and China. Margaret Warner reports on the beginning of the talks and what they mean for international relations between the two countries. Continue watching
Jul 15 Simon Johnson on Cap and Trade Paul Solman: The third in this week’s series of conversations with economist Simon Johnson has to do with the cap and trade debate — whether cap and trade is a good idea, the feasibility of a carbon tax, and… Continue reading
Jul 07 Obama Calls for Stronger U.S.-Russian Relationship By Admin, PBS News Hour As he wraps up his two-day trip to Moscow, President Barack Obama urged the resetting of the U.S.-Russian relationship while citing the common interests that could form the basis for stronger political and economic ties. Continue reading
Jun 10 If China Pulls Away From the Dollar, What Happens to the U.S. Economy? Question: There’s been speculation that China will lessen its ties to the U.S. dollar and U.S. debt. Some countries would also like oil to be priced in something other than dollars. If these events were to happen, what might be… Continue reading
Jun 02 Viewer Responses: Slamming Gettelfinger (And Us) Paul Solman: Thursday’s interview with UAW president Ron Gettelfinger elicited some strong reactions from viewers, of which these email excerpts are but a sample: Viewer 1: I have respected The NewsHour for years. Continue reading