Videos

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments of the news of the day. The program included a video clip from the C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) stop on their “2014 LCV Cities Tour…

Rob Barnett talked about the causes and effects of a recent decline in oil and gasoline prices. He discussed the impact of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” on energy prices; OPEC’s role …

Dr. Ron Waldman talked about the role of non-government organizations in fighting Ebola in West Africa.

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on President Obama’s appointment of Ron Klain to the the White House Ebola response coordinator. Quartz markets and finance editor Matt Phill…

Infectious disease expert Gavin Macgregor-Skinner talked about the U.S. response to Ebola domestically and abroad. He discussed his recent trip to Nigeria; Ebola transmission and precautions…

James Hohmann talked about key gubernatorial races in the 2014 midterm elections and discussed which incumbent governors faced tough re-election bids. On average, four out of five incumbent …

Jeff Plungis talked about how the federal government and the trucking industry were addressing the issue of highway safety. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reported truck acc…

Phone lines were open for viewer calls on the latest jobs numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which showed the unemployment rate fell to 5.9 percent in September 2014. Josh Zumbr…

Damon Williams talked by video uplink from Atlanta about the challenges facing America’s youth. Topics included poor academic performance, discrimination, violence, and poverty. He also disc…

Gordon Adams talked about whether to increase defense spending in response to recent international conflicts and threats to national security such as the conflicts in Syria, Iraq and other r…

Jason Fichtner and Rudolph Penner talked about the U.S. economy six years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers. They discussed House Speaker John Boehner’s five-point plan for the economy h…

The telephone lines were open for viewer comments on “Your Income: Still Feeling Impact of Recession?” The lines were divided between those whose income grew, decreased, or remained flat. Ma…

James Lewis talked about the security of data stored in the “cloud” following the release of private celebrity photographs and videos. He talked about the technology and security risks of st…

Reid Wilson talked about notable ballot initiatives and referenda in this year’s midterm elections, and the total campaign spending on the approximately 125 ballot questions facing voters in…

Patrice Hill talked about the jobs numbers for August 2014 released by the Labor Department the previous day, as well as the economic outlook for the rest of the year. She discussed the init…

Telephone lines, including a line for minimum wage workers, were open for viewer commentary on the question: Should the minimum wage be raised? Davie Jamieson also spoke by telephone abou…

Veronique de Rugy and Lawrence Mishel talked about the state of the America worker and examined national trends in wages and productivity as well as the overall strength of the job market.

Martin Sullivan talked about companies merging with foreign-based companies for tax savings. He explained how corporate tax “inversions” work, how a company benefits, and how the tax maneuve…

Tim Lynch talked about his concerns on the increasing militarization of police forces in the United States in light of recent events in Ferguson, Missouri. Mr. Lynch also provided a historic…

Emma Dumain was interviewed by telephone on the latest immigration developments, including the potential for executive actions from the Obama administration that could affect millions of imm…