Some might argue that the global financial crisis started in New York. But whether the heart of the problem is on Main Street or on Wall Street, it is clear …
This panel discussion, from 9/17/2008, addresses the Development and Rezoning Plans for Coney Island and took place at the Municipal Art Society. MAS are trying to spearhead their own plans for the area, at odds with the NYC Department of City Planning. Who will get their way?
A ’signature series’ on international perceptions of the US. From Kenya to Argentina, from Egypt to India, world citizens speak out about US foreign policy, culture and infrastructure. Watch segments now.
Charlie Rose sits down with The Onion’s Editor-In-Chief Joe Randazzo, Will Graham (Executive Producer/ Director) and Carol Kolb (Head Writer) of the Onion News Network, to talk about politics and comedy this election season.
Last week, NewsHour aired five special reports on the state of infrastructure in America. You can now watch them online:
* The Price of Decay: Bridges in PA
* Return to Sender: America’s Clogged Ports
* Nowhere to Grow: Buckeye, AZ stresses the system
* Flying Blind: America’s airports in need
* Solutions: Update on Boston’s Big Dig
There’s a new Halloween episode of Cyberchase (Friday Oct. 31 at 5:00 pm); but Cyberchase has special activities online. See video and more…
* Bombing Spree Through Northeast India
* New hope in the fight against cancer
* Series: “How they see us” — Czech Republic
* Behind the wheel in Tehran, women taxi drivers
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* 20,000 soldiers needed in Afghanistan
* Congo refugees threatened by conflict
* How the world perceives the upcoming election
* Series: “How they see us” — Argentina
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Cynthia Ozick, born in 1928, has written prize winning novels, essays, and poetry; her work has even been translated into 14 languages. Her latest book is Dictation, a quartet of novellas. In this profile she speaks about Jewish writers, New York, and Henry James. Watch…
