Sep 21 U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey Talks About Her New Job and Fourth Book By Tom LeGro The new official face of American poetry is one familiar to NewsHour viewers. Natasha Trethewey has just taken on the job of poet laureate of the United States, appointed by the Librarian of Congress. She's the author of four books… Continue reading
Sep 21 The Daily Frame A 13-foot statue of Christopher Columbus stands in a 810-square-foot living room. The art installation, called "Discovering Columbus," is by Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch Synthetic Street Drug Camouflaged as Bath Salts Has Dangerous, Bizarre Effects Synthetic Street Drug Camouflaged as Bath Salts Has Dangerous, Bizarre Effects… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch Thai Shrimp Industry Exploits Workers to Whet Global Appetite for Cheap Shrimp Thai Shrimp Industry Exploits Workers to Whet Global Appetite for Cheap Shrimp… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch News Wrap: Independent Panel to Investigate Libya Attack and Death of Ambassador News Wrap: Independent Panel to Investigate Libya Attack and Death of Ambassador… Continue watching
Sep 20 Conversation: Director Jonathan Demme on His New Film and Hero, Carolyn Parker By Tom LeGro The film is titled "I'm Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful," and indeed Carolyn Parker is all those things and more. A resident of the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina,… Continue reading
Sep 20 The Daily Frame An Egyptian paints on a wall along Mohamed Mahmoud Street near Tahrir Square in Cairo on Wednesday during a demonstration by artists a day after the government whitewashed murals on the walls. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch Bob Woodward on ‘The Price of Politics,’ Fiscal Fight Over the Debt Ceiling Bob Woodward on 'The Price of Politics,' Fiscal Fight Over the Debt Ceiling… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch Students of Chicago Public Schools Back in Class, Broader Reform Issues Remain Students of Chicago Public Schools Back in Class, Broader Reform Issues Remain… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch U.S. Eases Sanctions as Myanmar Passes Democratic Reforms Though significant steps have been taken, tensions remain between reform and hardline Burmese politicians. Margaret Warner talks to U.S. Campaign for Burma's Jennifer Quigley and Open Society Foundation's Maureen Aung-Thwin for more on what the U.S. role should be in… Continue watching