Farai Chideya appears in the following:
Eyeborg: Filmmaker wants to install a wireless camera in his eye to document life
Friday, March 06, 2009
In big cities, surveillance cameras are everywhere. But Canadian filmmaker Rob Spence is taking the all-seeing eye concept to a new level, combining reality TV, public journalism and ...
Gandhi's belongings auctioned, but not without controversy
Friday, March 06, 2009
A dinner bowl, a pair of sandals and eyeglasses belonging to Indian nationalist leader Mohandas Gandhi fetched a price of $1.8 million in a New York auction. The auction was marred by...
China's stimulus plan aims at 8% economic growth
Friday, March 06, 2009
China's once-white-hot economic growth is cooling and an ambitious spending plan outlined yesterday has not convinced everyone that the nation can bounce back. Premier Wen Jiabao rece...
Anticipating a rise in unemployment for February
Friday, March 06, 2009
Retail sales are down, as are orders for manufactured goods, and the number of people claiming jobless benefits remains near record highs. But the key for tracking the recession today...
Could Afghanistan's plight create a dialogue with Iran?
Friday, March 06, 2009
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wants to hold a conference on Afghanistan this month, and U.S. officials say Iran will receive an invite. Yes, that's "axis of evil" Iran. Ali Ansa...
How Asian markets slid and what that means for U.S. markets today
Friday, March 06, 2009
Asian markets tumbled today after Wall Street closed at a 12-year low. Mark Gregory, international business reporter for the BBC, analyzes what happened and how it could affect us here in the United States.
Jimmy Fallon's week in review
Friday, March 06, 2009
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Jimmy Fallon now sits in the throne of late-night giants Conan O'Brie...
Bursting the auto-industry bubble
Friday, March 06, 2009
General Motors Corp. sent the stock market lurching downward yesterday after its annual report expressed doubts about corporate viability. Could The Big Three go bankrupt? Critics suc...
Aid agencies kicked out of Darfur after warrant issued for Sudanese president
Friday, March 06, 2009
At least thirteen aid agencies have been kicked out of Darfur, Sudan this week. That's after the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued a warrant for the arrest of Sudanese ...
Takeaway guest host Farai Chideya on the art of staying connected to her audience
Thursday, March 05, 2009
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In annual report, GM considers bankruptcy
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Auditors for automaker General Motors are raising "substantial doubt" about whether the company will be able to continue operations. They say the company may need to file for bankrupt...
One Earth is not enough for NASA
Thursday, March 05, 2009
So there’s this show, you might have heard of it, called Battlestar Galactica. And on the show, the human race is on the hunt for a mystical planet called Earth. Now, we humans today ...
Obama taps Fugate as FEMA's new leader
Thursday, March 05, 2009
President Obama found a new head for FEMA yesterday: Craig Fugate. Fugate is the Director of Florida Emergency Management and in that role he guided the way through hurricanes and wil...
As Mexico's drug violence grows, a Texas border city looks nervously south
Thursday, March 05, 2009
All week, we’ve been taking a look at the U.S.-Mexico border, where violence has soared as Mexico’s army battles powerful drug cartels. Today, we turn to a place you may not have hear...
Harsh drug laws in New York State to be reformed
Thursday, March 05, 2009
For 35 years judges in New York State have had to follow strict sentencing laws for drug offenders. Critics say the Rockefeller Drug Laws, named for the former governor, mete out long...
Parsing the Obama housing plan with Alvin Hall, Part Two
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Takeaway contributor and personal finance whiz Alvin Hall has been helping homeowners dissect the Obama administration's housing plan. Earlier we heard from Pamela Zombeck, a homeowne...
Secretary of State Clinton stays quiet on health care
Thursday, March 05, 2009
There’s huge debate over health care reform in this country and it may come as a surprise that one person in particular is not taking part in it: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. A...
The World Baseball Classic 2009
Thursday, March 05, 2009
The World Baseball Classic kicks off with defending champs Japan against China. It may not be a big deal in the U.S. but in other parts of the globe, this is their World Series. Jorg...
Kepler is on the hunt for planets like Earth
Thursday, March 05, 2009
For NASA, one earth isn't enough. On Friday, the agency is set to launch a giant telescope called Kepler into outer space. Kepler will orbit the sun and sweep it's camcorder-like lens...
California's gay marriage battle heats up again
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Today, California’s Supreme Court takes up the issue of whether Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that effectively banned gay marriage in that state, is legal or not. The hotly-con...
