The economic crisis affects all income and social brackets. The rising costs of everything from shelter to medicine have taken the luster out of baby boomers and seniors’ “golden years” or worse, put them into deep debt. Americans over 50 account for about a 25% of all delinquent mortgages. Watch program now.
Political blogger David Sirota and Wall St. Journal columnist Thomas Frank talk about their hopes and expectations of this administration. Also, Nation columnist Patricia Williams and Princeton professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell about the significance of this milestone. Watch now.
Wide Angle’s new mini-series Women, War & Peace challenges the conventional wisdom that war and peace are men’s domain. Wide Angle begins this dialogue on the changing nature of war, with a panel discussion on “The Changing Face of War”. Watch.
Governor Jon Corzine answers your questions about New Jersey’s government, economy, and other topics. Steve Adubato of Caucus NJ and Inside Trenton hosts. Corzine on the Line is a quarterly Q&A conducted by the Governor live on Thirteen. Watch now.
In this new book, NOW on PBS executive producer John Siceloff and writer Jason Maloney investigate the topic that became the theme of election 2008: change in America. Enter to win a copy of the book autographed by Siceloff and NOW host David Brancaccio. Deadline: Jan. 31, 2009.
*Obama shuts Guantánamo
*Global warming in Antarctica
*Women of the World: watching Oprah in Syria
*Iraq: The art of war
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* Unemployment surges in Britain
* Layoffs around the world
* Young workers hard hit in Australia
* Stemming the flow of smuggled goods in Gaza’s tunnels
* Jordan’s revolution for working women
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Bill Moyers speaks with historian Simon Schama, who spent months traveling across America in the run-up to an historic election to discover what events in our nation’s past can tell us about the future.
* Transition of Power as President Barack Obama takes office
* World reactions to the U.S. inauguration
* From Obama’s African roots to the White House
* The Obama Presidency: a vision of inspiration and expectation
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Charlie Rose has a discussion with the new White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel on why he took the job and how he plans to get it done. He is probably best known for his experience as a top adviser to President Bill Clinton and Congressional leader, and for his brother, Ari Emanuel, a [...]
