Sep 08 Watch The Connection: Combating Homelessness From Bogota, Columbia to Columbia, S.C., Hari Sreenivasan reports on the drastically different ways communities are responding to homelessness within their borders. Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch A Candid Conversation with Stephen Sondheim Jeffrey Brown sits down for a candid conversation with the celebrated composer and songwriter, Stephen Sondheim. The conversation took place at the prestigious MacDowell arts colony. In its 106 years, MacDowell has honored the likes of Aaron Copland, Philip Roth,… Continue watching
Sep 08 Art for Art’s Sake: A Conversation with Michael Chabon By Elisabeth Ponsot // Celebrated author Michael Chabon speaks with NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown about the artists colony community in Peterborough, N.H. The first time author Michael Chabon came to the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, N.H., it was 1996 and he was the… Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch The Connection: Contradictory Marijuana Laws Just 10 days ago, the Obama administration said as long as strict regulations are in place, it will not challenge marijuana laws in states that have passed bills allowing recreational use of the drug. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said the… Continue watching
Sep 02 Who’s Working on Labor Day? America’s Fastest-Growing Jobs By Simone Pathe A majority of Americans still supports labor unions, but a majority also believes they're likely to weaken. Photo of Charlotte Labor Day parade courtesy of Jared Soares for the PBS NewsHour. On this Labor Day, when fewer than one in… Continue reading
Sep 02 Who’s Working on Labor Day? America’s Fastest-Growing Jobs By Simone Pathe A majority of Americans still supports labor unions, but a majority also believes they're likely to weaken. Photo of Charlotte Labor Day parade courtesy of Jared Soares for the PBS NewsHour. On this Labor Day, when fewer than one in… Continue reading
Aug 30 Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney Dies at 74 World-renowned poet and Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney died at age 74 in his native Ireland after a brief illness. Jeffrey Brown looks back on an interview he did with the poet two years ago, when Heaney reflected on his life… Continue reading
Aug 30 Nobel Laureate, World Famous Poet Seamus Heaney Dies at 74 By Margaret Myers Seamus Heaney, one of the major poets of the twentieth century, died in Dublin on Friday at the age of 74. Known in his native Ireland as “Famous Seamus,” Heaney was that rare writer who garnered critical acclaim while harvesting… Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch IRS Says Same-Sex Couples Entitled to Same Tax Benefits as Straight Couples IRS Says Same-Sex Couples Entitled to Same Tax Benefits as Straight Couples… Continue watching
Aug 28 Obama Won’t Wait for Congress to Protect Americans’ Voting Rights EmbedVideo(7257, 482, 304); In an interview with the PBS NewsHour, President Barack Obama said he will act to ensure voting rights in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to invalidate key provisions of the Voting Rights Act of… Continue reading