Pennsylvania is facing decaying bridges, freeways, railways, and more. PA’s Governor Rendell talks to NewsHour’s Ray Suarez about how to pay for repairs. See interview…
Randall Filer, a professor of economics at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, speaks with Martin Savidge about how the crisis affects the borrowing power and interest rates in developing countries. Filer also expects the crisis to subside in a few months with a boon to U.S. taxpayers. See story…
Charlie Rose discusses the economy and the 700 billion dollar bailout of Wall Street with Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) Chair, House Financial Services Committee.
The students are mostly women. Some are grandmothers and illiterate. Hundreds have come through here from villages across India and a dozen other countries to learn how to solar-electrify a village. Watch. (Originally aired: 9/19/08).
Worldfocus is a half-hour nightly news show, hosted by Martin Savidge, that will start up the week of October 6th on Thirteen. This explains some of the features the site will have outside of broadcast. Site is online now, check it out and let us know what you think.
On September 24, 1789, the Judiciary Act is passed by Congress and signed by President George Washington, establishing the first Supreme Court of the United States. President Washington nominated John Jay as chief justice, and 5 associate justices. Watch video from the 2007 PBS series, The Supreme Court.
NOW’s Maria Hinojosa talks to women leaders around the world and here in the United States for an intimate look at the high-stakes risks, triumphs, and setbacks for women leaders …
Veteran filmmakers Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, George Clooney and others sat down with American Masters in anticipation of the 3-part series You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (airing Sept. 23-25 at 9pm ET). Watch the interviews…
The 2008 News and Documentary Emmys took place last night, Sept. 22. (Whole list of winners here). But more than half of the winners are watchable online, anytime. See full list …
China executes more prisoners each year than the rest of the world combined. This investigative report reveals the lengths to which Chinese people must go to obtain justice and raises crucial questions about their emerging system of law. Watch now. (Originally aired July 3, 2007).
