Sep 12 Watch For Russian Performers, Trapeze Skills May Be Ticket to Landing U.S. Residency An obscure piece of immigration law targets uniquely talented individuals who want to live in the United States. University of California, Berkeley students Lauren Rosenfeld and Caroline Bins explore how it could help some Russian performers in Las Vegas gain… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch Simmering Unrest Lingers on Cairo’s Streets After Revolution An angry mob broke into the Israeli Embassy last week in Cairo,ripping down the neighboring country's flag and ransacking offices. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Margaret Warner, who is reporting from Cairo, about the anti-Israel demonstrations, simmering unrest in Egypt and… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘Duration’ by Valerie Nieman Valerie Nieman reads "Duration" from her poetry collection, "Wake Wake Wake."… Continue watching
Sep 12 Weekly Poem: ‘Duration’ Valerie Nieman is the author of the poetry collection, "Wake Wake Wake" (Press 53, 2006); three novels, "Blood Clay" (Press 53, 2011), "Survivors" (Van Neste Books, 2000) and "Neena Gathering" (Pageant Books, 1988); and a collection of short fiction, "Fidelities"… Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch Live: President Obama on Jobs Free live streaming by Ustream President Obama speaks from the Rose Garden of the White House about… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 3:09 Poet Billy Collins Reflects on 9/11 Victims in ‘The Names’ Billy Collins was the U.S. poet laureate at the time of the 9/11 attacks. A year later, he wrote "The Names" in honor of the victims. He read the poem before a special joint session of Congress held in New… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch Paul Simon Performs ‘The Sounds of Silence’ at Ground Zero for 9/11 Anniversary Paul Simon performs "The Sounds of Silence" at Ground Zero for 9/11 anniversary ceremony. Continue watching
Sep 11 9/11 in Art: Photographer Captures Tributes in Murals, Tattoos, Graffiti EmbedVideo(1469, 482, 304); On the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, Jonathan Hyman was driving home from dropping his daughter off at school when he heard the news. The Bethel, N.Y.-based documentary photographer knew that the attacks… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch New Yorker, Poet Nancy Mercado Reads ‘Going to Work’ After the attacks of September 11th, New Yorker and poet, Nany Mercado, felt compelled to write about what she lost when the World Trade Center Towers came down. Mercado reads her poem, "Going to Work." It was included in "Poetry… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 9/11 as Art: Photographer Captures Vernacular Response to Attacks 9/11 as Art: Photographer Captures Vernacular Response to Attacks… Continue watching