* Financial upheaval and reaction around the world
* Who are these Somalian pirates?
* Week in review with an expert roundtable
* Plan for Canada’s polar bears
Watch.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and WNET.ORG jointly announce that a street-level, glass-walled production facility and television studio will open spring 2009 on the Lincoln Center campus, at the corner of Broadway and 66th Street. Read more….

This satirical take on a true story stars Julie Walters as Mary Whitehouse, a schoolteacher and moral watchdog who barked at the heels of 1960s swinging Britain. Watch it online through November 23, 2008.

Toni Morrison talks to Charlie Rose about her latest book, her favorite book, and what the election of Barack Obama means to her, and pre-racial America. Originally aired: 11/10/2008. Watch now.

The year is nearing its end, which means it’s time for an early taste of “Tax Tips.” NBR’s tax guru, Kevin McCormally of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, has more pointers that could help you lighten your tax load come April. In one report, he shows you how to make the most of market losses. Watch.

The New School Writing Program and the Food Studies Department held a forum on Sept. 9, 2008, to discuss the history, literature, and cultural impact of food, with editor Darra Goldstein of Gastronomica and other writers. Watch forum….

Our final program examining the effects of the 2008 elections on the 111th Congress: veteran Rep. Willam Pascrell, who has represented the 8th Congressional District for the last 11 years, and newly elected member, former State Senate Minority Leader, Leonard Lance. Watch.

Market Swings Fuel Rethinking of Retirement Plans

Economic Crisis Stops Short of Depression

Henry Waxman Ascends to Energy Committee Chair