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Private security in Iraq
| Aug 12, 2005In Iraq, 25,000 civilians — heavily armed civilians — are guarding or helping to guard everything from Army bases to construction sites. Daniel Bergner writes about them in this weekend's New York Times Magazine, and he says it all starts with what you call 'em.
On Target at the New Yorker magazine
| Aug 12, 2005When readers of the New Yorker open their copies next week they'll find them full of ads from the discount retailer Target. So full, in fact, that there won't be any other ads in the whole magazine. Alisa Roth reports.
Fight or flight in gaza
| Aug 12, 2005Israel's withdrawal from Gaza begins on Monday: some Jewish settlers are already packing up. Other settlers plan to stay until the bitter end. Irris Makkler reports from one of the first settlements scheduled to be shut down.
The week on Wall Street
| Aug 12, 2005David Johnson talks with host Kai Ryssdal about how markets went up, then oil went up and the markets went down. And the rest of the story.
Fuel economy for the airlines
| Aug 12, 2005In an effort to help airlines cut costs, Boeing's developed a way to make planes more efficient on runways and tarmacs. Jason Paur reports from Seattle.
Airline etiquette from Rudy Maxa
| Aug 12, 2005The airline experience just isn't what it used to be, what with airlines ditching everything from pillows to pretzels in an effort to save money, and flights booked past capacity. Commentator Rudy Maxa says it's time for a new airline etiquette.
As Peter Jennings exits, who enters?
| Aug 12, 2005Longtime television news anchor Peter Jennings died of lung cancer this week, leaving ABC with the question of what to do with their nightly news show. Cheryl Glaser talks to entertainment commentator Michael Speier.
Sports shoes competition
| Aug 12, 2005It used to be Adidas versus Reebok; now, it'll be Adidas AND Reebok. The two companies agreed last week to a $3.8 billion merger. Sports commentator Michael Knisley says the impact on the business of sports starts in China.
A job that's a treasure?
| Aug 11, 2005On the face of it, it sounds like a pretty good job: Wine and dine with big-time collectors, travel the world, pull down a salary in the low- to mid-six figures. Plus see great art every day at the office. So why is it that so many prestigious art museums having a hard time filling their top jobs? Joel Rose from WHYY reports.
All eyes on Hugo Chavez
| Aug 11, 2005Venezuela's president says foreign oil firms have stiffed his country for about $3 billion in taxes. Marketplace's Americas correspondent Dan Grech reports the tighter controls reflect shifts in Venezuela's foreign policy that have oil companies — and Washington — paying attention.
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