Dec 20 Watch Nickel and Dimed Many of the working poor in America have suffered in the latest economic slowdown. Jeffrey Kaye reports on how one woman and her family cope. Continue watching
Dec 11 Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Virginia Cross-Burning Law By Admin The Supreme Court will now decide how far states can go to prevent cross-burning and whether the act legally constitutes intimidation or if it is a form of constitutionally protected speech. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch Essay: A Line to My Heart Frank Schaeffer, author and father of a young U.S. Marine, considers the relationship between father and son. Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch Essay: Body of Work Roger Rosenblatt considers the meaning of the phrase "a body of work."… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch Conversation: David Rockefeller The noted philanthropist David Rockefeller discusses his life and recently published memoirs. Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch At the Table Essayist Richard Rodriguez offers a Thanksgiving perspective on the role of food in our lives. Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch Conversation: Chicago’s 1995 Heat Wave Ray Suarez speaks with Eric Klinenberg about his new book on the 1995 Chicago heat wave. Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch Poetry: Thanksgiving Former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky reads a poem for a day of shared feasts. Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch Poetry: Child’s Room in Autumn Robert Pinsky, former poet laureate, reads a poem for the season. Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch Essay: Faces of Women Anne Taylor Fleming considers the relationship between burkas and Botox. Continue watching