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Archive for November, 2008
Monday, November 17th, 2008

* International Economic Summit
* Factories shut in China
* Novel medical treatment in Brazil?
* Week in review roundtable
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Monday, November 17th, 2008

Indian reservations — already some of the poorest and most crime-plagued communities in America — have become what one Navajo official calls “lawless lands,” where crimes are committed, investigations bungled, and prosecutions rare. Watch story.

Monday, November 17th, 2008

This week, NOW looks at two “green” projects keeping furniture, paint, cabinets, and other building supplies out of landfills and getting them into the hands of those who need them most. Will they be devastated by the economic meltdown, or do they signal a possible way out? Watch.

Friday, November 14th, 2008

President George W. Bush addresses the Manhattan Institute on Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, discussing the current economic climate and the upcoming G20 Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy. Watch now.

Friday, November 14th, 2008

What makes a great place to work? It’s not just a big salary, or lots of juicy benefits, it’s more often the way management treats their employees. Leading With Kindness (airs Sunday, November 23 at 10:00 pm) profiled several companies whose employees are highly profitable and highly productive.
In every case, the company has explicit [...]

Friday, November 14th, 2008

American Eagle’s cinematographer, Neil Rettig, reveals some of the details of what it takes to get good shots of bald eagles. Watch now. American Eagle premieres Nov. 16 at 8:00 pm.

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick about the voyage of the whaling ship Pequod, is published by Harper & Brothers in New York, on Nov. 14, 1851. While Moby-Dick is now considered America’s greatest epic, the book about Captain Ahab and the white whale, was initially considered a flop.

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Do the remains of a tiny hobbit-like creature found on the island of Flores belong to a new human species? Watch this NOVA episode, about a new anthropological discovery, online. Watch now.

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

* Unemployment surges in Europe
* Asian stocks tumble
* Fewer tourists in New Zealand
* Violence in the middle east
* After the fall: from the Ukraine
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Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Charlie Rose discusses the impact of the credit crisis on the economy and the auto industry with hedge fund manager of Pershing Square Capital Management LP Bill Ackman. Watch now.

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