Sep 1st, 2008 · It has been estimated that the Louisiana loses a football-sized area of wetlands every 40 minutes due to damage caused by levees. Robert Twilley of Louisiana State University tells Melissa Block that Gustav hit smack in the middle of the state's most vulnerable coastal area. Can it recover?
Jul 29th, 2008 · The Brooklyn-based band Falcon takes its name from an old friend of bandmates Shannon Ferguson and Neil Rosen. Jared Falcon has been in and out of institutions his whole life, but managed to write and record more than 300 songs in the late '80s on a shoddy tape recorder. The band has recovered those old tapes, and plays as a tribute band to an artist whose music never made it past living-room cassettes.
Jul 21st, 2008 · Paula Felix-Didier of the Museo del Cine in Buenos Aires, Argentina, discovered more than 20 minutes of missing film footage from the classic science fiction silent movie Metropolis in her museum's archives. German filmmaker Fritz Lang directed the film, and three reels have been missing almost since its premiere in 1927. Felix-Didier, the museum's director, talks with Deborah Amos.
Jul 15th, 2008 · Bank stocks have recovered some ground after being battered early in the day. Investors are worried about the health of the banking industry. The primary concern is that banks will have trouble raising capital to cover losses from bad mortgages.
Jul 10th, 2008 · Attorney General Michael Mukasey says he's doing all he can to make sure the Justice Department recovers from months of scandal. Mukasey testified Wednesday for nearly three hours before the Senate Judiciary Committee, but Senators got few of the answers they were looking for.
Jul 9th, 2008 · Senators have approved legislation that would void a 10-point-6 percent pay cut for doctors treating Medicare patients. Senator Ted Kennedy, who has been recovering from a brain tumor, made a surprising return to Capitol Hill and cast a crucial "aye" vote.
Jun 30th, 2008 · Threats of an actor's strike continue to hang above the entertainment industry, threatening to cripple business that's still recovering from the writer's strike. We examine the potential repercussions of an actor's strike on the economy.
Jun 30th, 2008 · It's been almost three years since the summer of Hurricane Katrina, and New Orleans has yet to recover. Musician, singer, songwriter and New Orleans native Dr. John talks about why he's angry about it.