Feb 21 What Do Wisconsin Protests Say About Organized Labor? By Paul Solman Having begun my journalism career in college in the '60s, I figure I've been covering the labor movement for nearly half a century - a half century of relative decline. It's easy to understand in retrospect. After World… Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch Shields and Brooks on Boehner's 'New World Order,' Wisconsin Protests Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's top political news with Jim Lehrer, including the House's spending deliberations, Speaker Boehner's willingness to lose a few battles, fights over government funding and the future of public employee unions and… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch Wisconsin Public Workers Union Rights Go Head-to-Head with State Budget Woes A push to reduce state workers' benefits and eliminate collective bargaining caused a furor this week as protesters descended on Wisconsin's Capitol. Judy Woodruff examines the predicament with Jonathan Williams of the American Legislative Exchange Council and Randi Weingarten of… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch Wisconsin's Crowded Capitol: Collective-Bargaining Protest Grows Amid the firestorm in Wisconsin over whether to scrap collective-bargaining rights for public employees, Ray Suarez speaks with Wisconsin Public Television Capitol reporter Adam Schrager, who has been covering the protests this week -- described as the largest in Madison… Continue watching
Feb 17 In Wis., Thousands Protest Anti-Collective Bargaining Bill By Lauren Knapp Thousands of demonstrators have descended on Wisconsin's Capitol building this week to protest a bill that would strip state workers of their collective bargaining rights. On Thursday, Democratic lawmakers left the state in an attempt to stall voting on the… Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch News Wrap: Israel Says Iran About to Send Warships to Syria In other news Wednesday, Israel warned that Iran is preparing to send two warships to Syria via the Suez Canal. The Egyptian body that oversees the canal denied the claim. The GOP-led House moved ahead with a bill eliminating $61… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch On the Road, President Continues State of the Union Message of Growth A day after his State of the Union address focused on job creation and innovation, President Obama toured an energy technology firm to promote his economic message. Correspondent Kwame Holman recaps the day, then Gwen Ifill talks to public media… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch In Wisconsin, Political Battle Brewing Over Shaping Health Reform Law Health Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports from Wisconsin, where a Republican sweep in the midterm elections is adding a layer of complexity to the implementation of the federal health care reform law. New resistance is cropping up in the Badger… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch In Wisconsin, Feingold in Tough Senate Battle With 'Outsider' Businessman With four weeks until Election Day, incumbent Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin is facing a tough midterm battle against GOP challenger Ron Johnson. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch Obama Touts Infrastructure Plan for Economy President Obama spent Labor Day in the Midwest and introduced a new $50 billion infrastructure proposal that he says will create new jobs. Jeffrey Brown has more. Continue watching