Nov 18th, 2008 · Democratic Senate leaders will decide Tuesday whether to punish independent Sen. Joe Lieberman for backing Republican presidential hopeful John McCain. In the House, two giants wrestle for control of a committee expected to be increasingly powerful.
Nov 1st, 2008 · New York City's famed black neighborhood wrestles with what the current round of gentrification means for its identity. Some residents are concerned that what once made Harlem special will soon be lost through new economic growth.
Oct 17th, 2008 · Though Barack Obama lost West Virginia's primary to Hillary Clinton by a wide margin, recent polls show the Democrat is now running neck-and-neck with Republican John McCain in the state. Still, some residents are struggling with supporting a black presidential candidate.
Aug 26th, 2008 · The Democratic National Convention was supposed to be all about Barack Obama. But his vanquished opponent will share the spotlight with a major speech Tuesday and in the roll call vote of delegates the following night. Some Hillary Clinton delegates share what they hope will come from the convention.
Jul 19th, 2008 · There's a weekly power struggle in northern Khartoum in Sudan. On this Friday, a young Nubian man answers the referee's call for a contender and waits to see who will enter the wrestling ring to test his strength in one of humankind's oldest traditions.
Jul 17th, 2008 · BPP producer Dan Pashman tries to sell the rest of the show on doing a segment about the hybrid sport that combines chess and boxing. Tomorrow, checker wrestling, perhaps?
Jun 9th, 2008 · For the first time in 27 years, a group of top-ranked sumo wrestlers traveled to Southern California for an exhibition tournament. The nationality of the finalists was a surprise to many.
Jun 4th, 2008 · Forty years ago at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, Pete Hamill tried to wrestle the gun away from Sirhan Sirhan, Robert F. Kennedy's assassin. Hamill discusses a new book about RFK on the anniversary of his last day.