Archives November 2009

FRONTLINE / World

Doomsday Thinking?

November 18, 2009
Forget about asteroids or 2012. The threat that's been intimately with us for eons is viruses and bacteria -- mankind's only remaining 'predators.' A clip...
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In the News

Branded by War

November 6, 2009
On this Veteran's Day, Nov. 11th, Americans and the U.S. military are more aware than ever of war's impact on the soldier. View--
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Update

Kahrdinal Sins

November 2, 2009
--a response to Andrew Kahr by Jim Blaine, State Employees' Credit Union, North Carolina Andrew Kahr sure takes Messieurs Bubb and Kaufman to task in his blog response! Perhaps he should be more gentle, a bit more patient. After all, Bubb and Kaufman are admittedly just young, budding, novice economists; give them some space, surely their worst work still lies ahead! Actually, I was well pleased with both the tone and stridency of Mr. Kahr's rebuttal. Having watched his interview on FRONTLINE's 2004 program, Secret History of the Credit Card, I had always assumed that Mr. Kahr's views had been...
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Look Back

November 1, 2009
A year ago, Obama was elected president, and we aired a report on his life and career. Stats show this is the most watched section from that film...
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