Last week (May 5-9), NBR ran a series of local reports about the state of real estate in five different U.S. regions, including: New York City, Detroit, Washington DC, south Florida, and Silicon Valley. Each has their own set of issues…see all reports.

This year, media analysts have viewed much of the 2008 primary season through the prism of race. A panel of experts discusses the way the media have covered the racial angle on NewsHour.

In the Democratic primary election last week in Indiana, several nuns were denied ballots because they lacked the required photo IDs, according to an article in The New York Times “Voter ID Battle Shifts to Proof of Citizenship.” Are “voter ID” laws preventing voter fraud or committing voter suppression?

A discussion with two former members of the New Jersey Assembly from opposite sides of the aisle: Wilfredo Carabello, former Democratic Assemblyman for the 28th district, and Guy Gregg, former Republican Assemblyman for the 24th district. They talk candidly about New Jersey politics and the personalities involved. Originally aired 5/10/2008.

For Buddhists, karma regulates morality: for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. As Myanmar digs out from the devastating Cyclone Nargis–the immediate explanation from some of Myanmar’s people is “bad karma.” They believe that the cyclone is a consequence of military rulers’ brutal crackdown of Buddhist monks. Find out more about their [...]

The first relief shipments arrived in Myanmar Thursday after resistance from the country’s reclusive military government to foreign aid. NewsHour talks to UNICEF’s Richard Bridle about the aid response for the tens of thousands left homeless by the cyclone on NewsHour.

A grim new statistic: One in every hundred Americans is now locked behind bars. On Friday, May 9 at 8:30 p.m., NOW on PBS investigates the government’s trend to outsource prisons and prisoners to the private sector.

A senior U.S diplomat in Myanmar said Wednesday that the death toll from Tropical Cyclone Nargis could reach 100,000, as disease outbreaks remain a threat and some aid groups face difficulty gaining access to the country.

While Jews make up just 2 percent of the U.S. population, they are geographically concentrated and typically vote in very high percentages, according to a U.S. News & World Report.
The U.S. presidential candidates can gain favor with American Jews, who make up large voting blocs in key states like California, Florida, New York and [...]

After Sen. Barack Obama won in the North Carolina primary yesterday, Sen. Hillary Clinton scored a victory in Indiana, despite a late surge of votes for the Illinois senator, according to NewsHour.