With the national economy faltering, what is in store for New Jerseyans in the foreseeable future? To help us try to answer that question, our guests are D. Nicholas Miceli, Marketing President of TD Bank; Elizabeth Hance, president and CEO of Magyar Bank and financial writer Marty Daks of NJBIZ. Watch now.
Think the holiday season was any less hectic 36 years ago? The 51st State, a local nightly news program on THIRTEEN from 1972-1976, aired a Christmas special that was a bit unusual, to say the least. View it as it was originally broadcast in 1972….
Daljit Dhaliwal fills in for anchor Martin Savidge.
* Christmas around the world: Iraq, Beijing, Indonesia, more.
* New violence in Gaza
* Price slashing in the UK
* 21st-century Africa: cell phones in Kenya
Watch.
Daljit Dhaliwal fills in for anchor Martin Savidge.
* Will lessons from Iraq help with the Taliban?
* Xmas tourism in Bethlehem
* 21st-century Africa: the growing middle class
* Lottery fever sweeps Spain
Watch.
The famous wordless, stream-of-consciousness movie Koyaanisqatsi, with music by Philip Glass, is now streaming online. Koyaanisqatsi, aka ‘life out of balance’, originally aired on Thirteen in 1984 as part of Great Performances, and again in 2002. Watch it now. (It’s on Hulu, which means there is a short commercial before the stream).
Daljit Dhaliwal fills in for anchor Martin Savidge:
* Toyota looks for bailout
* High-tech defenses in Israel
* 21st-century Africa: the Chinese influence
* The movies in Saudi Arabia
Watch now.
In an investigative series published by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, reporter Eric Nalder revealed what happens when a private contractor takes advantage of taxpayer dollars and a law encouraging privatization, then never finishes the job. Watch online on Exposé and on Bill Moyers Journal. Watch. (Originally aired: 12/19/2008).
Stories this week: teenage gang violence in Ecuador, foreign affairs challenges in Africa, and how President Elect Obama should build relations with U.S.’s southern neighbors.
Bill Moyers interviews New York’s Governor David Paterson about his budget plan for New York, and the budget problems facing governors across the United States this year. Watch. (Originally aired: 12/19/2008).
This year, the holiday season in NYC has been shadowed by the nation’s massive economic downturn. Hear how the financial crunch might hurt both the MTA’s plans and struggling nonprofits. Get Congressman Rangel’s take on the expected stimulus package from DC. Check out Barneys’ holiday window designs. Watch program now.
