Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton made their final pitches in Indiana and North Carolina, looking for support ahead of Tuesday’s primary contests. Two correspondents fresh off the campaign trail discuss whether these two states can change the dynamics of the Democratic race on NewsHour.
Harold Dean Turlear, an associate professor of applied theology at Howard University School of Divinity, talks with Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly about Jeremiah Wright, black church history and traditions, and the need for reconciliation that “takes disaffection into account.”
Many critical election issues go under-reported by the media, leaving voters with what NOW on PBS calls “burning questions.” Find out whether “voter ID” laws are preventing voter fraud or committing voter suppression–and other burning questions on NOW’s Election 2008 Spotlight.
In an Expose web-exclusive video, Congressman Ron Kind (D-WI), Texas farmer Ed Gangl and the investigative team at The Washington Post discuss small farmers: Image versus reality.
Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting happens every May in Omaha and draws thousands. Last year, NBR brought viewers an interview with CEO Warren Buffett. This year, Susie Gharib interviews Buffett’s three children to find out what their father taught them about money and business. See all interviews and exclusive web content.
Jason Margolis travels with producer Loren Mendell to the heart of rural Mexico to discover how a former schoolteacher, Pati Ruiz Corzo, is using carbon trading to preserve the Sierra Gorda Biosphere and revitalize a region.
As the ethanol debate heats up, Mexico’s corn farms are caught in the crossfire. Reporter Malia Wollan discovers that increasing demand for corn-based biofuel in the U.S. is driving up the cost of Mexico’s staple food, the tortilla.
Democratic Presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton may still be in a dead heat after Tuesday’s primaries in North Carolina and Indiana, because there are not enough delegates to make a difference; but Clinton is gaining on Obama in polls tracking general appeal.
How to secure the U.S.-Mexico border is a hugely contentious issue in the immigration debates shaping the 2008 presidential race. A panel of experts discusses the challenges of securing the world’s most frequently-crossed border and the immigration policy agendas heating up the campaign trail.
Panelists include Jorge Bustamante, of Notre Dame University; Emilio Gonzalez, director [...]
In 2003, Gene Robinson became the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church and in the worldwide Anglican Communion. Now Robinson is planning another controversial ceremony: In June, Robinson and his partner Mark Andrew will have their relationship officially recognized at the New Hampshire statehouse.
