From: PBS on Fri, Aug 21 2009 8:43 PM

Special correspondent Nima Elbagir reports from the south of Afghanistan on the extraordinary toll that war has taken on the nation’s civilians.

From: PBS on Fri, Aug 21 2009 8:31 PM

The threat of inflation is testing the Federal Reserve as it works to determine how to unwind emergency moves taken during the financial crisis.

From: PBS on Thu, Aug 20 2009 9:26 PM

New rules for credit card companies took effect Thursday, the first in a series of measures designed to protect consumers.

From: PBS on Thu, Aug 20 2009 9:17 PM

Wendell Potter, a former insurance executive, speaks with Gwen Ifill about deceptive practices in the industry.

From: PBS on Thu, Aug 20 2009 9:17 PM

Terminally ill Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was serving a life sentence for the bombing of Pan-Am flight 103, was returned to Libya Thursday.

From: PBS on Thu, Aug 20 2009 9:17 PM

ITN correspondent Alex Thomson speaks with Ray Suarez from Kabul about the Afghan election.

From: PBS on Thu, Aug 20 2009 8:54 PM

Terminally ill Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was serving a life sentence for the bombing of Pan-Am flight 103, was returned to Libya Thursday.

From: PBS on Thu, Aug 20 2009 8:51 PM

The government will end its popular 'cash for clunkers' incentive program on Monday, two months early, because of dwindling funds.

From: PBS on Thu, Aug 20 2009 8:51 PM

ITN correspondent Alex Thomson speaks with Ray Suarez from Kabul about the Afghan election.

From: PBS on Thu, Aug 20 2009 8:50 PM

New rules for credit card companies took effect Thursday, the first in a series of measures designed to protect consumers.

From: PBS on Thu, Aug 20 2009 8:35 PM

Wendell Potter, a former insurance executive, speaks with Gwen Ifill about deceptive practices in the industry.

From: PBS on Wed, Aug 19 2009 9:58 PM

A New York Times reporter assesses the impact of Swiss banking giant UBS agreeing to give the U.S. Internal Revenue Service names of some account holders.

From: PBS on Wed, Aug 19 2009 9:57 PM

Spencer Michels measures the likely effects of recent budget cuts on California’s overcrowded prisons.

From: PBS on Mon, Aug 17 2009 8:56 PM

Local governments across the Golden State are feeling the impact of the $4 billion in budget cuts made by the state’s general assembly earlier this year.

From: PBS on Mon, Aug 17 2009 8:55 PM

With the Obama administration signaling an openness to dropping a public insurance option from health reform, the focus is turning toward cooperatives.

From: PBS on Mon, Aug 17 2009 8:55 PM

Judy Woodruff presents a sampling of viewpoints on health care reform from PBS member stations across the country.

From: PBS on Sat, Aug 15 2009 3:01 AM

Jeffrey Brown speaks with GlobalPost’s Charles Sennott about his interviews with Taliban leaders in Afghanistan.

From: PBS on Sat, Aug 15 2009 1:16 AM

Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser follows the reform debate to Grand Junction, Colo., where President Obama is rallying support for his plan.

From: PBS on Sat, Aug 15 2009 1:01 AM

After waiting more than a year for a response from the White House, 11-year-old Damon Weaver landed an interview with President Obama.

From: PBS on Sat, Aug 15 2009 12:44 AM

In the United Kingdom, a debate has erupted over how the government-operated health care system is being portrayed in the United States.