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Leszek Kolakowski, an anti-Communist Polish philosopher at Oxford University in England, was awarded the first $1 million John W. Kluge prize for lifetime achievement in the humanities. Jeffrey Brown reports on Kolakowski and the new honor.

In the recently recorded "Randy Newman Songbook," the famous musician provides listeners a fresh, stripped-down perspective on his songs, played only on piano. Jeffrey Brown spoke with Newman about his comprehensive career, which has earned him acclaim as first a…

Gwen Ifill speaks with historian David Von Drehle about his recent book, "Triangle: The Fire That Changed America," which chronicles the devastating blaze at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City in 1911 that killed 146 workers and led…

Ray Suarez speaks with author Ilan Stavans about his new book "Spanglish: The Making of a New American Language," a look at the new lexicon created by Latinos who live in the United States.

Appreciation of arts in the heart of Texas is being molded by the opening of the first institution in the world dedicated exclusively to the exhibition of modern and contemporary sculpture. Jim Lehrer speaks with Raymond Nasher, who founded and…