Jan 8th, 2009 · Congress has begun work on an economic stimulus package that could cost as much as $1 trillion and will likely include tax incentives to encourage investment in green technologies. Many people think "green jobs" are a key part of rebuilding the economy, but not everyone is convinced.
Dec 23rd, 2008 · After 39 years together, Anne Roiphe lost her husband, Herman, to a heart attack. For her, time moves on, but she remains suspended — "like the fly [she] saw in an amber stone, waiting for release." Still, she takes steps to rebuild her life.
Dec 8th, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama says he will put infrastructure rebuilding at the heart of his big economic stimulus package. It would be the single largest new investment in the national infrastructure since the creation of the federal highway system.
Dec 6th, 2008 · Hurricane Ike crashed into Galveston Island in September and it's been a slow process of rebuilding ever since. Many of Galveston's downtown Strand businesses still haven't reopened but they're trying to ... just in time for this weekend's annual Dickens on the Strand celebration. Julie Moody reports from member station KUT.
Nov 25th, 2008 · Three months after the armies of Russia and Georgia clashed in the breakaway region of South Ossetia, Georgians are beginning to come to terms with their disastrous military defeat. Reconstruction projects are under way, but Georgians still remain uneasy.
Nov 20th, 2008 · Since the genocide in Rwanda in 1994, the Rwandan government has worked to unify the country's conflicted Hutu and Tutsi heritages and rebuild the economy. As part of that effort, the Rwandan government says that schools must begin to conduct classes in English, an effort to help Rwanda become a part of the global economic community. Toronto Globe and Mail correspondent Stephanie Nolen explains the effort.
Oct 31st, 2008 · The war in Iraq has driven out much of the country's intellectual capital, including engineers, administrators and doctors. The health care system has been hit particularly hard, and the Health Ministry is offering high pay and protection to help bring doctors back to local Iraqi hospitals.
Sep 24th, 2008 · With this live version of "Wonderwall," Mehldau reduces Oasis' most famous song to a post-bop stride-piano exercise. The melody, condensed into its most basic elements, rhythmically attacks in short bursts, set over sturdy bass patterns and broken drum grooves.