Sep 06 Watch Richard Rodriquez Talks About His Surgery Essayist Richard Rodriguez talks about having surgery and becoming part of another America. Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Divine Profits The Christian-related entertainment culture is growing in popularity and growing the profits it creates. Jeffrey Brown looks at the increasing cultural phenomenon. Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch Essay: Who Dunnit? Essayist Roger Rosenblatt suggests that Americans like to loose themselves in detective novels because it romanticizes these characters' quest for justice. Continue watching
Aug 20 Is Wal-Mart Unique? By PBS News Hour Though Wal-Mart's low-price, low-wage, globally sourced model is not necessarily unique in the retail industry, the Arkansas-based company has become the most powerful retailer in the world. Continue reading
Aug 20 Challenging Wal-Mart By PBS News Hour In a small town north of Salt Lake City, Utah, a modern range war is being fought along the shores of the Great Salt Lake. Continue reading
Aug 20 Wal-Mart: Pop Culture Gatekeeper? By PBS News Hour As the nation's largest retailer of American pop music, Wal-Mart wields significant influence over the recording industry, artistic creation and consumer choices. Continue reading
Aug 13 Details of New Jersey Governor’s Gay Affair Emerge Even as residents continued to react to the announcement by New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey that he had an affair with another man and would resign, more details were emerging about the relationship and an impending lawsuit. Continue reading
Aug 12 New Jersey Governor Resigns After Admitting Gay Affair In a stunning late-day news conference, New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey announced his resignation on Thursday, admitting he had a homosexual affair. Continue reading
Aug 12 California Court Nullifies Same-Sex Marriages The California Supreme Court on Thursday nullified some 4,000 same-sex marriage licenses granted earlier this year in San Francisco. The court ruled that the city's mayor, Gavin Newsom, exceeded his powers by issuing the licenses. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch Humanitarian Crisis in Darfur, Sudan Ethnic Arab militias have killed tens of thousands of black African Sudanese in the Darfur region of the country. Penny Marshall of Independent Television News reports from a refugee camp in Chad. Ray Suarez follows up with Dr. Rowan Gillies,… Continue watching