Dec 13 Watch Conflict Diamonds Receive Attention from Hollywood Conflict diamonds, gems that are illegally sold to fund civil wars and rebel conflicts, are in the spotlight this month with the release of 'Blood Diamond,' a movie based on this underground trade. Experts discuss the films impact on the… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch Immigration Crackdown Results in 1,300 Arrests An immigration raid of meat plants in six states resulted in nearly 1,300 arrests of illegal immigrants Tuesday. Julie Myers, of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Mark Lauritsen, of the United Food and Commercial Workers, share their views on the… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch Getty Museum Exhibits Religious Icons Essayist Richard Rodriguez contemplates the material and the spiritual at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Continue watching
Dec 08 House Panel Finds Lawmakers Did Not Break Rules in Foley Scandal By PBS News Hour The House ethics committee criticized members and aides for leaving male pages vulnerable to Rep. Mark Foley's improper sexual advances even though the first concerns were reported more than a decade ago. Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch Essayist Reflects on the Act of Taking a Life NewsHour Essayist Richard Rodriguez talks about suicide and the public and private faces of this act. Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch Composer Steve Reich Discusses His Work Steve Reich, a pioneer in tape music and American minimalism, has established himself as one of the "first generation" composers of our time. Jeffrey Brown interviews Reich about his work. Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch Holocaust Museum Exhibit Spotlights Suffering in Darfur Photographs of Darfur are being projected on the exterior walls of the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to spotlight the plight of people in that region of Sudan. Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch Thanksgiving About Gathering of Traditions, Essayist Says Throughout the years, the Thanksgiving Day meal has evolved along with time and location. An essayist discusses the blending of traditions during this holiday and the meaning for her family. Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch Illicit Drug Trade Fuels Afghan Economy Officials say the drug trade in Afghanistan threatens efforts to create a strong central government and rebuild the country's economy, in a year when production of the poppy crop increased by 59 percent. ITN correspondent Alex Thomson reports on the… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch Novelist Richard Ford Discusses Latest Work, ‘The Lay of the Land’ Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Ford's latest work, "The Lay of the Land," deals with protagonist Frank Bascombe as he prepares himself for a Thanksgiving family dinner after the 2000 election. Jeffrey Brown discusses the novel with the author. Continue watching