Jan 1st, 2009 · At Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago, people are balancing a dual message about the politics of their city: On one hand, there's President-elect Barack Obama's ascent, and on the other is Gov. Rod Blagojevich's descent.
Nov 24th, 2008 · In his new book The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World, historian Niall Ferguson argues that money, in its many forms, is the "root of most human progress." He traces money's evolution from Mesopotamia to modern microfinance.
Aug 5th, 2008 · An avalanche on Pakistan's K2 mountain has taken the lives of at least eleven climbers. Mountaineer Nicholas Rice explains why he turned back from an ascent to the summit hours before the avalanche.
May 7th, 2008 · Three dozens Chinese climbers, including several ethnic Tibetans, are ascending Mt. Everest with the Olympic Torch. The flame's assault up the world's highest mountain is seen as one of the highlights of the torch's relay in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 8. Recent heavy snows on the mountain delayed the final ascent.
Sep 1st, 2007 · On this day in 1969, a young army officer named Muammar Gadhafi overthrew the king of Libya. On the anniversary of Gadhafi's ascent to power, the Libyan leader seems to be making peace with the West, but his reform efforts have faltered.
Jun 28th, 2007 · Trevor Corson's book The Zen of Fish examines how sushi has become an integral part of American culture. Students in the United States learn to further the art of American sushi at the California Sushi Academy.
Mar 11th, 2007 · A prize-winning device developed by an engineering student at MIT may soon help troops in Iraq and Afghanistan pull themselves quickly out of dangerous situations. "It's almost like falling upward," inventor Nathan Ball says of his gizmo.
Nov 17th, 2006 · New York's Charles Rangel will be the chairman of the House Ways and Means committee when the Democrats take control of the Congress in January. Rangel talks about his ascent to the chairmanship with Steve Inskeep.