Apr 19 Germany Prepares to Release Holocaust Archives By PBS News Hour Germany has agreed to allow access to a trove of information on what happened to more than 17 million people who were executed or forced into labor for the Nazi war machine during the Holocaust. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Discusses Work Author Geraldine Brooks, has taken the mostly absent father of the March family at the center the 19th century novel "Little Women," and made him the central character of a new novel called "March" which has just been awarded the… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch Library of Congress Launches Latest Attempt to Preserve its Music The Library of Congress is attempting to preserve the memorable words and music of history. Jeffrey Brown talks to James Billington, the head Librarian of Congress, about the National Recording Registry. Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch Hurricane Katrina Gives Birth to Poetry A report on poetry in New Orleans, where one night a week, in one small corner of the French Quarter, local poets tell stories of Hurricane Katrina. Continue watching
Apr 05 Massachusetts Seeks Insurance for All Residents By PBS News Hour Massachusetts lawmakers approved a landmark bill Tuesday creating a system under which all citizens will be able to obtain health insurance, regardless of financial status. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch Iranian Government’s Reach Touches Rural Lives Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports on what Iranians in poor, rural villages want from their government. Continue watching
Mar 30 Court Rules Out-of-State Gay Couples May Not Marry in Massachusetts By PBS News Hour Gay couples from states where same-sex marriage is banned may not marry in Massachusetts, the state's highest court ruled Thursday. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch Dada Exhibit Revisits Controversial Artistic Movement It began as a challenge to art itself, but ultimately became an enormously influential art movement. A report on an exhibition of Dada art at Washington D.C.'s National Gallery. Continue watching
Mar 21 Poet Reflects on Americans Killed in Iraq Poet and Vietnam veteran Wyatt Prunty responds in verse to the NewsHour's broadcast of photos of American soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Continue reading