Dec 01 Watch Hope Dies Last Studs Terkel has written 11 books of oral history, allowing ordinary Americans to tell their stories through him. Ray Suarez speaks with Terkel about his latest work, "Hope Dies Last," which looks at human perseverance in challenging circumstances. Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch An Artist’s History: Kerry James Marshall Jeffrey Brown reports on a contemporary artist with a keen sense of history. Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch Painful Past Jeffrey Kaye of KCET Los Angeles explores the mass expulsion of people of Mexican descent from the United States during the Depression and new efforts to address it. Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch Think Small Essayist Roger Rosenblatt offers some thoughts on Thanksgiving. Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch The Jazz Singers Spencer Michels reports on a school for aspiring jazz singers and the growing popularity of this musical form. Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch Ties That Bind: The Blue Ties of George W. Bush Former NewsHour correspondent Roger Mudd returns with some observations about what some people are wearing around their necks. Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch ‘We Are Lincoln Men’ Margaret Warner speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Herbert Donald about his book, "We Are Lincoln Men: Abraham Lincoln and His Friends."… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch ‘Waiting for Snow in Havana’ Jeffrey Brown speaks with Yale University history professor Carlos Eire, who recently won the National Book Award for nonfiction. Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch The Singing The National Book Awards were announced last week. Jeffrey Brown speaks with one of the winners: C.K. Williams, whose collection "The Singing" won the poetry prize. Continue watching
Nov 18 Massachusetts Court Rules Ban on Gay Marriage Unconstitutional Massachusetts' highest court ruled in a 4-3 decision Tuesday that the state's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional and ordered the state legislature to come up with a solution within 180 days. Continue reading