Feb 11 'Bradley Effect' May Continue to Complicate Election Polls, Researchers Suggest By PBS News Hour Going into the New Hampshire Democratic primary last month, Sen. Barack Obama seemed to have a commanding lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton -- pre-election polls showed him some nine points ahead. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch New Book Looks at Elite Universities Through a Satirical Lens In a conversation with Jeffrey Brown, novelist and NewsHour essayist Roger Rosenblatt discusses his new book, "Beet," which takes a satirical look at college life. The novel focuses on a fictional elite university of the same title, which looks for… Continue watching
Jan 28 New Home Sales Drop by Record Amount By PBS News Hour New home sales plummeted last year by the largest amount on record while home prices fell sharply in December. Analysts foresee more trouble this year as the housing market tries to emerge from its worst slump in 20 years. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch Surnames Reflect Changing Face of America The shifting balance of surnames in America reflects its rapidly changing demographics. Essayist Richard Rodriguez ruminates on the increasing occurrence of his own last name. Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch Writers' Strike Centers on Internet 'Residuals' The Writer's Guild of America has been on strike for several months now, a strike called over a dispute on 'residuals' -- money made mostly by DVD sales and Internet streaming of television shows. Jeffrey Kaye of KCET Los Angeles… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch Remembering Martin Luther King's 'Dream' Speech On the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, a look back at excerpts from the civil rights leader's famed 1963 speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. Continue watching
Jan 18 Bush Calls for $145 Billion Economic 'Shot in Arm' By PBS News Hour President Bush called for about $145 billion worth of tax relief for individuals and businesses Friday to give the U.S. economy a "shot in the arm" and hopefully avert a recession. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch Google Extends Its Reach Into World of Charitable Giving Google.org, the philanthropic division of Internet giant Google, Inc., announced plans Thursday to distribute $26 million in grants to support initiatives in a variety of fields, ranging from disaster prevention to renewable energy. Larry Brilliant, head of DotOrg, discusses the… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch Detroit Museum Struggles to Maintain Identity, Attract New Art Lovers The Detroit Institute of Arts completed a six-year, $158 million makeover in 2007, including the addition of interactive exhibits and a spotlight on local artists. Jeffrey Brown reports on the new efforts to attract visitors and survive amid state economic… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch HBO's 'The Wire' Explores Troubled Side of Baltimore Jeffrey Brown reports on the HBO series "The Wire," which looks at the troubled streets of Baltimore through an unusual lens, and talks to creator David Simon about his attempt to break the traditional "cop show" genre. Continue watching