At a moment when India is enjoying record economic growth, Wide Angle turns to Vidarbha’s four million cotton farmers who have been left behind, struggling to survive on less than two dollars a day. Watch. (Originally aired: 8/28/2007).
Winning the Catholic vote could be the key to victory in the swing state of Pennsylvania where Jewish voters are also being courted. The contest in working-class areas of the state like Scranton is particularly intense. Watch story. (Originally aired 10/17/2008).
A Staten Island woman has a well-worn saddle with the name “Bill Pickett” burned into it. She believes it was once owned by legendary cowboy Bill Pickett, an African-American Wild West Show and film star. History Detectives meets a real-life steer wrestler and talks with a 101 Ranch historian. Watch. (Originally aired: Season 5, Episode [...]
The nation’s infrastructure is in desperate need of repair or replacement. The most recent report by the Amer. Soc. of Civil Engineers concludes that our infrastructure deserves an overall grade of “D”. So what do McCain and Obama plan to do about it?
The New York Historical Society showcases more than 100 famous paintings by artists of the Hudson River School, including Thomas Cole, Asher B. Durand, John F. Kensett, Jasper F. Cropsey and Albert Bierstadt. Watch a video about the exhibitions.
* World markets update
* Pakistan against the Taliban
* Economic crisis in Iceland
* QE2’s final voyage to NY
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The fake news program, The Colbert Report, first aired on Comedy Central on October, 17, 2005. The satirical program earned recent Emmy nod for Best Writing. Watch an interview with Colbert from Charlie Rose.
What are you doing to ride out this perfect financial storm? Have you further diversified your investments? Are you using your salary to meet the payroll of your small business? Are you thinking of dipping into your 401(k) to cover day-to-day expenses? Tell NBR your story here.
Twenty-five years after the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the struggle for political reform is the big story. With rare access, Wide Angle films behind the scenes with the young reporters of one of Iran’s leading reformist newspapers. Watch . (Originally aired September 23, 2004).
Interviews: Comptroller Bill Thompson, 1970s banker Felix Rohatyn; the effects of the crisis on workers and small businesses; an examination of whether term limits should be lifted for Bloomberg.
