Sep 11 Watch Around U.S. and World, Victims of 9/11 Commemorated on 10th Anniversary Sunday was filled with solemn ceremonies in New York City, Shanksville, Pa., at the Pentagon and elsewhere in the world to celebrate the lives of the people who were killed in the terrorist attacks 10 years ago on Sept. 11,… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch Ten Years After 9/11, How Safe Is the U.S. Against Terror Attacks? 10 Years After 9/11, How Safe Is the U.S. From Terror Attacks?… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch Hurricane Irene’s Cost May Hit $7B as Pricey East Coast Cleanup Begins Hurricane Irene's death toll reached at least 38 Monday as cleanup crews from North Carolina to New England continued to pick up after the storm amid ongoing flooding. Gwen Ifill discusses the storm's impact and the cost of the government's… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch MLK Memorial Emerges From Stone on National Mall, After Decades of Planning This weekend's dedication ceremony for the new memorial honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has been postponed due to Hurricane Irene, but the public has already had an opportunity to reflect on the newest monument in Washington. Hari Sreenivasan reports. Continue watching
Aug 25 Unveiling the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial By Tom LeGro The new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial was scheduled to be dedicated on Aug. 28 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., but Hurricane Irene has delayed the ceremonies. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch Shields and Douthat on Disdain for Washington After Debt Deal, FAA Showdown Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist Ross Douthat sort through the week's top political news, including their takes on the American public's disgust with Washington, the July jobs report and the partial FAA shutdown. Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch Exhibit Unravels Mysteries of Ancient Chinese Temples Through History, Science Exhibit Unravels the Mysteries of Ancient Chinese Temples… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch Amid Push for Talks With Taliban, Where Do Rights of Afghan Women Fit In? Three Afghan women, influential figures in politics, business and non-governmental organizations, were in Washington last week meeting with senior members of the Obama administration and Congress on the topic of negotiating peace with the Taliban. Margaret Warner gets their views… Continue watching
Jun 10 Gwen’s Take: Washington Follies, June Edition Gwen Ifill looks back at the week that was in politics and media in Gwen's Take. Continue reading
May 19 Foodie Economist: How to Find Great Eats By Elizabeth Shell When economist Tyler Cowen finishes his day job at George Mason University and dinner time rolls around, he sinks his teeth into his hobby: blogging about -- and eating -- ethnic food in and around Washington, D.C. Continue reading