Jun 19 Paul Krugman on Europe ‘Doing the Unthinkable’ EmbedVideo(3671, 620, 386); This week we're profiling one of the more prolific, public and controversial economists -- Paul Krugman. We couldn't fit everything of interest into one piece, so over the next few days we're rescuing some… Continue reading
Jun 15 With Expiration of ‘Ulysses’ Copyright, Bloomsday Celebrations Bloom On Saturday, James Joyce fans around the globe will commemorate "Bloomsday," a holiday that celebrates "Ulysses." This year is special, however, as it marks the first occasion that the copyright has expired on Joyce's work. Continue reading
Jun 13 Your Responses: Do You Attribute Success to Luck? Earlier this week, we turned to you for some insight -- do you attribute your successes in life to luck? The question stemmed from author Michael Lewis' commencement address to Princeton's graduating class of 2012, in which he… Continue reading
Jun 08 In Spain, a Disturbing Lack of Confidence Bank of Spain in Madrid. Photo by Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images. It's "Pain in Spain" week here at Making Sen$e. Thus far we've featured a two-part dispatch from former New York Times correspondent Ana Westley. Today, her husband… Continue reading
Jun 08 In Spain, a Disturbing Lack of Confidence Bank of Spain in Madrid. Photo by Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images. It's "Pain in Spain" week here at Making Sen$e. Thus far we've featured a two-part dispatch from former New York Times correspondent Ana Westley. Today, her husband… Continue reading
Jun 07 Is Everyone Sharing the Pain in Spain? Church of Our Lady of Incarnation in Spain. Photo by SantiMB via Flickr Creative Commons. In the second part of her dispatch from Spain, former New York Times correspondent and friend of Making Sen$e, Ana Westley describes the… Continue reading
Jun 07 Is Everyone Sharing the Pain in Spain? Church of Our Lady of Incarnation in Spain. Photo by SantiMB via Flickr Creative Commons. In the second part of her dispatch from Spain, former New York Times correspondent and friend of Making Sen$e, Ana Westley describes the… Continue reading
Jun 05 Venus Transit: A Planet’s Day in the Sun EmbedVideo(3563, 482, 304); In the 18th century, astronomers used the solar transit of planet Venus to calculate the distance from the Earth to the sun. After the 1882 Venus transit, John Philip Sousa scored a march in… Continue reading
May 31 Slide Show: Former Presidents as Advisers, Friends The two Bushes, Obama and two other living American presidents have come together to uphold a modern tradition begun by Herbert Hoover and Harry Truman. Continue reading
May 30 Why Louisiana Is Sinking By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy // On the NewsHour this week, we will be covering how rising sea levels are threatening people who live on the fragile Louisiana Delta. Hari Sreenivasan spoke with Torbjörn Törnqvist, a coastal geoscientist at Tulane University who studies the… Continue reading