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
Mar 21 Watch Poet Responds to Lists of 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 watching
Mar 20 Supreme Court Rejects Cigarette Award Case By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court on Monday decided not to review a $50 million punitive damage award that lower courts in California enforced upon cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris USA. Continue reading
Mar 15 U.N. Approves Human Rights Council Against U.S. Wishes By PBS News Hour Members of the U.N. General Assembly ignored U.S. opposition and voted overwhelmingly to establish a Human Rights Council. Continue reading