May 30 Watch Extended Interview: Former Ambassador Wu Jianmin While reporting in China in May, Margaret Warner spoke with Wu Jianmin, China's former ambassador to France, now professor at China Foreign Affairs University, about the state of freedom in his country today. He begins by talking about the gap… Continue watching
May 30 Watch Extended Interview: Google China President Kai-Fu Lee As part of a reporting trip to China in May, Margaret Warner spoke with Kai-Fu Lee, a Chinese-American who's president of Google China, about the gap in perceptions that exists between Chinese and Americans. Continue watching
May 27 Watch Achebe Discusses Africa 50 Years After 'Things Fall Apart' A half century after Chinua Achebe penned 'Things Fall Apart', Jeffrey Brown discusses Africa's ongoing story with the famed author. Continue watching
May 16 Cities Are Looking to Share and Share a Bike By PBS News Hour European style bike-sharing programs are soon coming to U.S. cities. Continue reading
May 15 California's Top Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court in California ruled Thursday that barring lesbian and gay couples from marrying is unconstitutional, clearing the way for the nation's most populous state to join Massachusetts as the second state to allow same-sex marriages. Continue reading
May 09 Watch Frances Richey's Poetry Speaks to Son's Role as Soldier "The Warrior" by Frances Richey is composed of 28 poems written by the poet to her son, Ben, a Green Beret who has served two tours of duty in Iraq. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Richey and her son about the… Continue watching
May 09 Frances Richey Reads 'Waiting' and Other Poems After a nearly 20-year career in the business world, Frances Richey left to teach yoga and write. The poet's first collection, "The Burning Point" (2004), won the White Pine Press Poetry Prize and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Continue reading
May 09 Frances Richey's Poetry Speaks to Son's Role as Soldier "The Warrior" by Frances Richey is composed of 28 poems written by the poet to her son, Ben, a Green Beret who has served two tours of duty in Iraq. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Richey and her son about the… Continue reading
May 06 Little-known Drug Draws New Scientific, Legislative Attention By PBS News Hour Most of what the public knows about the hallucinogenic drug salvia divinorum comes in disturbing snippets from a growing collection of online videos. Continue reading