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  • The War Of The Worlds On The Texas Senate Floor
    Texas Matters: The battle over abortion hit a boiling point in Texas this week and it all started with a 13-hour filibuster attempt by Sen. Wendy Davis of…
  • The Cost Of A Statewide Campaign In Texas
    Texas Matters: Wendy Davis and Greg Abbott released fundraising numbers this week, leading to a bigger conversation about the cost of campaigning in…
  • Maya stucco glyphs diplayed in the museum at Palenque, Mexico.
    Listening to Guarani and Zapotecan in music
    Today we travel to Argentina and Brazil, with a hop into Mexico, enabling us to sample several indigenous languages, Guarani and Zapotecan, plus music in the imported languages of Spanish and Portuguese. Singer and guitarist Suni Paz sings “Pedro Canoero,” introducing us to the Guarani harp. More musical surprises come from recordings made by the Columbia recording company aboard the SS Uruguay as a flurry of Brazil's finest popular musicians participate in an all-night jam session, overseen by Heitor Villa-Lobos and Leopold Stokowski.
  • Domm Holland, Fast, on Centre Stage during day one of Web Summit 2021 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal.
    He reinvented himself in Silicon Valley. Ex-associates say he's running from his past
    The payments startup Fast has raised tens of millions of dollars from venture capitalists, but critics of its CEO Domm Holland say his past in Australia is being overlooked.
  • Farmer Ambadas Sanap, a plaid bandana around his neck and a Hindu mark of devotion on his forehead, grows tomatoes and bell peppers. He says he'd participate in the protests — except he's too busy trying to sell his crops to feed his family of 9.
    India's Farmer Protests: Why Are They So Angry?
    Demonstrations have been going on for months. Pop stars and climate activists have pledged support for the farmers. What sparked the movement is less glamorous: New rules for wholesale markets.
  • People looking for work were filling out applications earlier this month at a career fair in Emeryville, Calif.
    Fewer Jobs Than Expected In Sept., But Jobless Rate Fell
    Though only 148,000 more people were on employers' payrolls, the unemployment rate still dipped to 7.2 percent from 7.3 percent a month earlier. The report, which was delayed more than two weeks because of the partial government shutdown, is the latest look at how the economy is faring.
  • The Mood On The Ground In Minneapolis
    Ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of three counts of murder and manslaughter. In Minneapolis, crowds gathered today at George Floyd Square to celebrate that verdict.
  • Meg Whitman, the current president and CEO of Hewlett-Packard, will lead one of the two companies the tech giant is creating by dividing its corporate services and printing/PC units.
    Hewlett-Packard Will Split Into Two Companies
    The ailing company that was founded 75 years ago has laid off more than 40,000 workers in recent years. Mergers that were meant to help it compete have not panned out.
  • June 2010: A boom floats in the water as contract workers from BP use skimmers to clean oil from a marsh near Venice, La.
    BP Settlement Of Little Comfort To Some, A 'Down Payment' To Others
    Some who live along the Gulf Coast say the $4.5 billion in criminal and civil penalties aren't enough. Local authorities will continue to press their cases.
  • Texas A&M Will Bid To Host U.S. Presidential Debate
    Texas A&M University is putting the finishing touches on its bid to host a presidential debate in 2016, a move that could elevate Texas even more as a…
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