Recent bankruptcies and buy-outs of America’s largest and oldest financial institutions including Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and AIG have affected tens of thousands of New Yorkers – on and off Wall Street. Thirteen/WNET’s award-winning public affairs series NEW YORK VOICES examines how the downfall of these major financial powerhouses will affect the city’s economy. The special also takes a personal look at the hardships in Queens, where the subprime mortgage crisis hit hardest in the city.
Critical Condition puts a human face on the nation’s growing health care crisis by capturing the harrowing struggles of four critically ill Americans who discover that being uninsured can cost them their jobs, health, home, savings, and even their lives. Watch documentary now.
Brad Setser, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations speaks with Martin Savidge about the international credit crisis. Setser writes a blog called “Follow the Money.” Watch interview…
A compelling, and scary look at the worsening situation in Pakistan–and on-the-ground report by Sharmeen Chinoy reports that members of the Pakistani press are receiving death threats. Watch and read report.
Michele Norris (NPR), Michael Duffy (Time Magazine), David Wessel (The Wall Street Journal), Dan Balz (The Washington Post), John Harwood (CNBC and The NY Times) and host Gwen Ifill discuss:
* Economic Crisis and Foreign Policy Dominate Debate
* Candidates Address Earmarks, Spending
* McCain Cites Experience, Obama Emphasizes Judgment
Watch here. Originally aired 9/26/2008
Upcoming documentary The Bungalows of Rockaway, delves into the rich history of the bungalows on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, NY, over the past 100 years. Co-producers Jennifer …
Howard Hsu traveled to Burma last spring to report on China’s growing trade with Burma, which is rapidly depleting forests and has created a thriving trade in exotic animals such as tigers, pangolins, and asiatic black bears. Watch video on Frontline/World, and read more about endangered animal poaching throughout Southeast Asia.
In this SundayArts profile, Neal Shapiro interviews Zarin Mehta, the appointed executive director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, who was instrumental in securing the logistics for the 2008 New York Philharmonic visit to North Korea. Watch the interview…
As the House rejects the $700 billion plan to rescue the financial industry, and stocks plunge, this question: “How will the bailout affect me?,” will persevere while a new vote is planned in Washington. NOW on PBS goes inside the round-the-clock efforts in Washington to craft a bailout plan of monumental proportions. Watch now. (Originally aired: 9/26/08).
Bill Moyers sits down with history and international relations expert and former US Army Col. Andrew J. Bacevich to encourage viewers to take a step back and connect the dots between U.S. foreign policy, consumerism, politics, and militarism, as campaign ads urge voters to consider who will be a better Commander-in-Chief. Watch an interview with Bacevich.
