May 05 Thousands Riot in Somalia over Food Prices; 2 People Killed By PBS News Hour Tens of thousands of people protested in Somalia's capital Mogadishu over high food prices Monday. At least two people were killed and several more injured when police opened fire on the rioting crowds. Continue reading
May 02 Watch Growing Hunger in Malawi Stirs Food Aid Debate Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the debate over the benefits of providing cash or crops to recipient nations. He also looks into the growing effects of domestic farm law on world food markets. Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch Robert Hass Discusses His Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poetry "Time and Materials" by Robert Hass won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for poetry, becoming the first book of poetry since 1983 to win both the Pulitzer and the National Book Award. Hass talks about the collection. Continue watching
Apr 30 Robert Hass Discusses His Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poetry "Time and Materials" by Robert Hass won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for poetry, becoming the first book of poetry since 1983 to win both the Pulitzer and the National Book Award. Hass talks about the collection. Continue reading
Apr 30 Robert Hass Reads 'The World as Will and Representation' and Other Poems Poet Robert Hass reads some of his poems, including "September, Inverness" and "The World as Will and Representation," which recalls a memory of a ritual between his parents. Continue reading
Apr 29 China Sentences 30 to Prison for Roles in Protests By PBS News Hour A Chinese court on Tuesday sentenced 30 people, including six monks, to jail terms ranging from three years to life in prison for their alleged roles in deadly riots in the Tibetan capital last month, state media reported. Continue reading
Apr 29 Number of Homes Headed to Foreclosure Doubles By Admin, PBS News Hour The number of U.S. homes headed toward foreclosure in the first quarter of the year more than doubled from the same period a year ago, a real estate data firm announced Tuesday. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch Novelist Junot Diaz Weaves Cultures and Languages By Jeffrey Brown From the 'Fuku' of the Dominican Republic to Klingon from Star Trek, the world of author Junot Diaz is a vibrant mix of cultures and languages. He discusses his influences and winning the Pulitzer Prize earlier this month for his… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch For Hayes, Pittsburgh and Poetry Are No Strangers Terrance Hayes is the author of three books of poetry and is a professor of Creative Writing at Carnegie Mellon University. He discusses life as a poet in Pittsburgh, "where no one is a stranger," and shares some of his… Continue watching