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The same year that Goldman Sachs reported its most profitable year in history, it received a $1.65 billion tax-free "Liberty Bond" and $65 millionfor job grants, tax exemptions, and energy discountsfor the construction of its new world headquarters. This video considersthe claim that Goldman Sachs received most of its money to trade from tax payers via the government. Experts featured include Nomi Prins, Simon Johnson, and Jeff Macke.

Food chains, including restaurants, cafes and even some vending machines, will soon be required to list calorie counts clearly on their menus. Margaret Hamburg of the FDA, the group responsible for the new law, speaks with Judy Woodruff on the organization’s goal to reduce obesity and the restaurant industry’s responses.

A new report shows 45 percent of young adults who recently got a college degree are underemployed—and the next generation of classical performers is no exception. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on how performing artists are adapting to hard economic times and an incredibly competitive job market.

This program is part 2 of Robert MacNeil's extensive interview with Cuban President Fidel Castro, in Cuba, on human rights in Cuba.

Backed by Theodore Roosevelt, Edward Curtis set out in 1900 to document the lives of Native Americans. Over the next 30 years, he took more than 40,000 pictures and 10,000 audio recordings. Jeffrey Brown talks to Pulitzer Prize winner Timothy Egan about his new biography of Curtis, Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher.

A serious drought across Europe has wreaked havoc for Italy's agricultural industry, causing over $2 billion in damage. Even Rome, the city of aqueducts, has begun to turn off the spigot at dozens of its iconic fountains, and has warned it may have to ration water for its residents and tourists. Special correspondent Christopher Livesay and videographer Alessandra Pavone report.

A new study shows that since 2006, Caucasians have grown more pessimistic about their economic outlook while African-Americans and Latinos have grown more optimistic. Ray Suarez talks with Matt Barreto of Latino Decisions and Ellis Cose, author of The End of Anger, to examine the differences and shift in attitudes.

Rikers Island prison houses 88,000 inmates a year, many of whom are repeat offenders. In an effort to decrease the teen recidivism rate, high finance and do-good innovation have made an unlikely partnership. Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores a new way to fund government social services through private investment.

A conflict between Ukraine and Russia since 2014 has killed more than 10,000 people, displaced 2 million, and put businesses on the border—like the Metinvest plant in Eastern Ukraine—in the crossfire. Metinvest is the largest plant in Europe turning coal into a fuel to produce steel, and it is constantly under attack. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Christopher Livesay reports.

Betty Ann Bowser reports from the Crescent City on one doctor's success in establishing clinics for the underinsured after Hurricane Katrina wiped out the city's Charity Hospital.