Nov 08 Court Hears Arguments on 'Partial-birth' Abortion Ban By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments on the federal late-term abortion ban, the first major abortion issue before a more conservative court now that Samuel Alito has replaced retired justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Continue reading
Nov 06 Robert Wrigley Reads Election Day Poem 'Partisan' Robert Wrigley, Professor of English at the University of Idaho, casts his vote in the county fair building in a peaceful corner of rural Idaho, but that has not enabled him to escape the anger or passion of partisanship. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch Essayist Shares Spooky Tales for Halloween NewsHour Guest Essayist Julia Keller shares some graveyard tales for Halloween. Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch Essayist Reflects on Burgeoning U.S. Population After it Passes 300 Million The U.S. population recently hit 300 million and is still growing. Guest essayist Nancy Gibbs of Time Magazine reflects on the changing landscape of the U.S. Continue watching
Oct 25 New Jersey High Court Clears Path for Gay Marriages By PBS News Hour The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that homosexuals are entitled to the same rights as heterosexuals, but left it up to the state legislature to legalize same-sex unions. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch Essayist Reflects on America's Coffee Fixation The National Coffee Association found in 2000 that 54 per cent of the adult population of the United States drinks coffee daily and that among coffee drinkers the average consumption is 3.1 cups of coffee per day. Essayist Julia Keller… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch U.S. Population Tops 300 Million and Shows Accelerating Growth Thirty-nine years after hitting the 200 million mark, the U.S. population reached 300 million Tuesday, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. A demographer discusses the significance of the figure and the accelerating growth trend. Continue watching
Oct 16 Poet Laureate Donald Hall Reflects on Age and Nature New U.S. poet laureate Donald Hall gives a tour of his New Hampshire farm where he has written poetry for over 30 years. He also reads poems on nature, love and loss, suggests that poetry is becoming more popular and… Continue reading