Aug 17 Watch Roger Rosenblatt: Vigiliance in an Age of Terrorism Essayist Roger Rosenblatt considers how we can be more vigilant in an age of terrorism. Continue watching
Aug 10 Zimbabwe Awards 6,000 Military Officers Land By PBS News Hour Some 6,000 members of Zimbabwe's armed forces will receive land under the country's controversial redistribution program, President Robert Mugabe has announced, and 600 others will benefit from the recent razing of shanty towns in the capital Harare. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch Tom Mathews: “Our Fathers’ War” Author Tom Mathews discusses his new book about fathers, sons and the shadows cast by war. Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch Famine in Niger In Niger, one of the world's poorest countries, 15 people die each day as villages struggle to find food. Following a background report, an economist discusses the problems facing the nation's 3 million people. Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch Conversation: Oral Histories Authors Studs Terkel and Alex Kotlowitz discuss their work capturing the oral histories of average men and women in Chicago. Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch Roger Rosenblatt Discusses the Conflict over Evolution Theory Roger Rosenblatt considers the 80th anniversary of the Scopes evolution trial. Continue watching
Aug 01 South Africa to Speed Up Land Reform, End Market-based System By PBS News Hour A national land summit, called by the South African government to assess the success of its program to return land confiscated during apartheid to black farmers, ended Sunday with a resolution. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch Jobs Nobody Wants Essayist Clarence Page considers if there really are jobs no one wants. Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch Richard Rodriguez Considers the North American Free Trade Agreement Essayist Richard Rodriguez considers the NAFTA. Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch Beauty on Ice Essayist Ann Taylor Fleming considers how one film, March of the Penguins, is providing a welcome respite from the violence in many summer movies. Continue watching