Jan 4th, 2009 · The new film Frost/Nixon tells the story of Richard Nixon's 1974 interview with David Frost. Nixon's encounters with Frost were perhaps the closest the former president came to apologizing to the American public for the Watergate scandal. Author Jim Reston Jr., the man who helped Frost prepare for those interviews, gives host Guy Raz the real back story.
Dec 6th, 2008 · In a stark sign the recession is getting worse, the Labor Department says the U.S. lost 533,000 jobs last month. That's a lot more than most analysts were expecting. It was the ugliest month in the job market since 1974. And it likely means we're heading into the worst recession in nearly 30 years.
Dec 5th, 2008 · Employers cut 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years, pushing the U.S. unemployment rate to 6.7 percent. The new numbers ramps up pressure on federal officials to approve another big stimulus package.
Dec 5th, 2008 · It's been 34 years since employers slashed this many jobs. The Labor Department reports that in November, employers lost 533,000 jobs. The unemployment rate stands at 6.7 percent. The pain was widespread but manufacturing took one of the hardest hits. In services, auto dealers slashed nearly 25,000 jobs.
Aug 18th, 2008 · Recently reissued, Christopher Priest's 1974 sci-fi classic, Inverted World, tells the story of a city built on rails and in perpetual motion. Jessa Crispin adds up the pieces of Priest's "tightly structured puzzle" and discovers a novel that stands up to the test of time.
Aug 9th, 2008 · Patricia Nell Warren, author of the upcoming book The Lavender Locker Room, talks about gay athletes in pro sports. Nell Warren is best known for her novel The Front Runner,published in 1974.
Jul 6th, 2008 · Every first Saturday of July since 1974, people flock to a cherry farm in Eau Claire in southwest Michigan to see who can spit a cherry pit the farthest. For the past few years, a father and his son have been dueling for the championship.
Jan 17th, 2008 · A new report on abortions in America shows that a long-term drop persists. The rate in 2005 was at about the same level as in 1974. Possible reasons include a decreasing number of providers and a lower rate of unintended pregnancies.