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Showing videos filed under: Nancy Giles
Nancy Giles: Gavels, Guns and Censorship
January 7, 2011John Boehner took charge of the House of Representatives with a bang--a really big bang, from a really big gavel. Also a few tears, of course, and a dramatic reading of the Constitution--though Nancy Giles notes that the Republicans might be surprised as to what they find in there, as they tend to treat it more like a game of Mad Libs.Nancy Giles, The New Super-Elite, and Who's in the News
January 6, 2011John Boehner took charge of the House of Representatives with a bang--a really big bang, from a really big gavel. Also a few tears, of course, and a dramatic reading of the Constitution--though Nancy Giles notes that the Republicans might be surprised as to what they find in there, as they tend to treat it more like a game of Mad Libs.Nancy Giles: Optimistic About Race
January 6, 2010Nancy Giles of CBS's Sunday Morning joined us not long ago to talk about the decade that was. Looking forward into the new year, though, she says that she's optimistic about race in America for one reason--and that reason might surprise you.Stimulus Spending, Yemen, and Nancy Giles
January 5, 2010The House of Representatives passed the the Jobs for Main Street Act on December 16, right before winter break. With the Senate poised to take it up and the country still hurting from the recession despite Wall Street's record profits, we ask a panel of experts what Congress and the administration need to do to ensure that stimulus funds get spent on the people who need them most.Year in Review: Looking Back at 2009 and the 00's
December 31, 2009It's the end of 2009. We're still in two wars, Guantanamo is not yet closed, and the jobless numbers are still sky-high. What happened to all the optimism we started the year with? There have been bright spots and not-so-bright spots, nasty political fights and moments of progress.The 00's, The Uh-Ohs, The Ought-Nots--The Worst Decade?
December 24, 2009Maybe it's not technically the end of a decade. But with the switch from Bush to Obama, it seems as good a time as any to look back at the 2000's--whatever you call them. Whether Time is right that it was the worst decade ever, or that's a bit of an exaggeration, progressives can't argue that a lot happened in the past ten years, and a lot of it was depressing.2009: End of an Error? Looking Back at the Year That Was
December 24, 2009It's the end of 2009. We're still in two wars, Guantanamo is not yet closed, and the jobless numbers are still sky-high. What happened to all the optimism we started the year with? There have been bright spots and not-so-bright spots, nasty political fights and moments of progress.2009: Best Year in the Worst Decade?
December 23, 2009It's the end of 2009. We're still in two wars, Guantanamo is not yet closed, and the jobless numbers are still sky-high. What happened to all the optimism we started the year with? There have been bright spots and not-so-bright spots, nasty political fights and moments of progress.LIVE AT 12:30: Year In Review/Decade In Review
December 23, 2009The year is almost over, and it's certainly been an eventful one. We've seen a new president, some huge bank bailouts, a dramatic election season and we're closer than we've ever been to national health care reform--whether that's a good thing or not.Media Panel - Deepening Healthcare Concerns and the Ongoing Saga of Henry Louis Gates' Arrest
July 31, 2009Recent polls have shown more and more Americans doubting Obama's stance on health care, though the majority is still generally supportive. With Republicans and conservative Democrats balking at reform while right wing pundits condemn his plans, will Obama go the way of Clinton when it comes to health care?
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