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Recapping Paris, 'Star Wars' Madness and Walmart Surveillance

Dec. 14, 2015

In Paris on Saturday, nearly 200 countries struck a deal to combat climate change. Does it go far enough? And what impact did California’s delegation have?

Then, tonight’s the premiere of the latest “Star Wars” movie, “The Force Awakens.” How did the film franchise spawn a merchandising empire?

Then, did Walmart retaliate against employees for unionizing?

And finally, we discuss “The Big Bang Theory,” “Fargo,” “Luther” and more in our regular Monday TV roundup.

From this Episode:

Does the Paris Climate Pact Go Far Enough?

In Paris on Saturday , nearly 200 countries struck a deal to combat climate change. The plan is supposed to lower greenhouse gas emissions around the world and keep...

8 min

A Local Presence at the Paris Climate Talks

California is not a country, but it has the world’s eighth largest economy. It also had a big presence during the Paris Climate Conference. Governor Jerry Brown, former...

7 min

'Star Wars' Madness

‘Star Wars’ super fans are camped out in front of the Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Some have been there since December 5, just to get a glimpse of the stars of the...

11 min

Walmart's Union Surveillance

Walmart is the biggest retailer in the country. In fact, Walmart is the largest company in the world with more than 2 million employees. In 2011, a group of Walmart...

12 min

TV Roundup: 'The Big Bang Theory,' 'Fargo,' and more

Like a spaceship door opened to the emptiness of space, ‘Star Wars’ has sucked the air out the movie business this week. But there’s plenty to talk about in the TV world. We...

10 min